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Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.
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Many Sunnis, who are still stuck in the Saddam era mindset and believe Iraq belongs to them, are trying to prevent a new country from developing at all.
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The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.
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But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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But, if you believe we should go around the world overturning regimes to make little United States, I don't agree with that, because I don't think we're capable of doing that.
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Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem.
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The Iraqis need help establishing a government. We have to provide them with security.
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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.
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Europeans 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.
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But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.
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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.
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Saddam's ouster will not necessarily lead to the same result, since Iraq lacks democratic traditions. Democracy doesn't just consist of holding elections.
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My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.
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I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.
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An idea can be as flawless as can be, but its execution will always be full of mistakes.
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