An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.
Brent ScowcroftI think that America is a part of the world, that we want to cooperate with the world. We are not the dominant power in the world, that everyone falls in behind us. But we want to reach out and cooperate.
Brent ScowcroftAfter all, we didn't bring democracy to Germany in 1945; Hitler destroyed democracy there first.
Brent ScowcroftBut 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 Scowcroft