After all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
Brent ScowcroftAmerica is stronger than any state probably since the Roman Empire. But we can't do what used to be done with that kind of strength.
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 ScowcroftWe believe we are creating the beginning of a new world order coming out of the collapse of the US-Soviet antagonisms.
Brent ScowcroftBecause national borders are eroding, because of the growth of non-state actors. It's a different kind of a world. We are tied down by a tiny little country - Iraq. It's amazing, given the disparity in military economic strength. It's a world where most of the big problems spill over national boundaries, and there are new kinds of actors and we're feeling our way as to how to deal with them.
Brent Scowcroft