Much of what we know about mathematics and trade comes from the Arabs. Then came stagnation, and now they're the West's whipping boy. This is a problem that cannot be solved overnight, and certainly not militarily.
The Iraqi elections were an important first step.
I think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.
Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.
It's not for nothing that the Iranians are known as rug merchants. They are.
You know, different people are going to react different ways. And I don't think we should be intolerable because people do things a little differently.