The question is not really about a shift to the economic cone where officers are writing about the balance of payments and the need for economic stabilization. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
If we had made it clear from the very beginning that we were not going to tolerate another nuclear power on the face of the earth, and had done it in Korea, where we could have accomplished it militarily, if necessary, I would put a stop to it and would have put a stop to it there. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
One nuclear war is going to be the last nuclear – the last war, frankly, if it really gets out of hand. And I just don’t think we ought to be prepared to accept that sort of thing. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
My own view of this, by the way, is, if the war on terrorism is successful over time, in its own way it’s going to box Saddam in in a way that’s going to make it much more difficult for him to maintain his power, and that he’s going to become increasingly isolated. I think that’s going to take time. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
I believe that sooner or later we’re going to have to deal with Saddam Hussein, because of his general reputation, because of what I’m convinced he’s done with regard to terrorism and the support thereof. But I’m not at all sure I believe that it has to be right now. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
There are sometimes problems for which there is no immediate solution, and there are sometimes problems for which there is no solution. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
And beyond that, the next issue is how do we guarantee one of these weapons, not necessarily this missile, but nuclear weapons ends up in the hands of Al Qaeda or some other terrorist group. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
In a time of constrained resources we will have to shift emphasis. but not necessarily from the traditional Political Officer to the traditional Economic Officer. Lawrence Eagleburger Read Quote
