Bill Clinton Quotes

The Middle East is undoubtedly in for a rocky time. In Palestine we have a situation which is badly fouled up by the past mistakes of many people, including ourselves. These probably cannot be settled without great unpleasantness, including violence.

Iraq is not about oil.

Syria is still the foundation of the axis of evil, and I'm not sure it's appropriate to transfer Israel's northern front to the axis of evil.

Israel is frightening. Its behaviour is irresponsible.

As I watch what is happening in the Middle East and the carnage that comes over our television screens every evening, I cannot help but ask myself, what is wrong with humankind that we cannot stop the killing?

I think Syria is in a particularly sensitive geopolitical position in terms of the politics of the Middle East.

Hamas has long been Israel's enemy, but in the wake of the Arab Spring, the group is empowered like never before.

The Middle East is a very difficult stage to play upon. Without doubt, it is a good drama. And on occasion, there are situations so unimaginable, if not ludicrous, as to make them almost comic. But the cast is constantly changing, the audience is often disengaged, and it seems at times that no one is actually running the show.

I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.

The Middle East is so constructed that the rational things are the things least likely to occur.

Democracies are prone to war, and war consumes them.

A war with Pakistan would be an utter disaster.

When you project weakness throughout the world, and you have a failed foreign policy, this is what you get. And now we have chaos in the Middle East, have ISIS taking over Iraq, Syria, Northern Africa, Egypt.

Israel is not Vegas, and it will not be.

It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region.

The war in Iraq, specifically America's role of leadership in this war, is a painful invitation to ask ourselves what, if anything, we've learned from previous wars. I am revolted by the brutal killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent people during any war. And I'm saddened by the apparent inability of human beings to find less violent solutions to conflict and terrorism.

No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East.

I say at this point, for different reasons, Bush and Hussein are both very threatening to world peace and to deny that is to be incredibly naive.

No border that touches Israel is always secure.

Let us recollect that peace or war will not always be left to our option; that however moderate or unambitious we may be, we cannot count upon the moderation, or hope to extinguish the ambition of others.

Each time there is a conflict between Israel and Gaza, accusations fly over who started it, each side blaming the other.

There will be a meeting of the great powers who will disagree, and the next noise we hear will be the screeching of elevators going up and down from heaven to hell.

Conflict does not lead to stability in the world.

Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation.

I'm not an expert on the Middle East or terrorism or the use of military force or politics. It's all I can do to know a little bit about how to help people raise their kids and what to do when they get sick. When a war happens, I just hope it gets over with quickly so that how we take care of children becomes more important again.