But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart.
Brent ScowcroftAmerica has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.
Brent ScowcroftThe radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.
Brent ScowcroftEuropeans are familiar with terrorism and violence. We have not experienced a true conflict on our soil in a hundred years, and especially not one that involved 3,000 dead.
Brent Scowcroft