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Intelligence is not a science.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Intelligence
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Over a period of time, I think the popular will in Iran will prevail.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Iran
Popular Song
Thinking
Popular
Prevail
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The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Management
Budget
Obstacle
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Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Judgments
Policymakers
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There's clearly something to be said for success and following through on your commitments.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Commitment
Congratulations
Following
Said
Commitments
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The Crown Prince has said he needs to broaden political participation in the governing of Saudi Arabia.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Arabia
Governing
Needs
Participation
Political
Saudi Arabia
Broaden
Crown
Saudi
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It took us 50 months in Germany, post World War II to go from the end of the war to a national election.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
War
Election
Germany
World
World War Ii
War World End
Post
World War
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These are all elements, but the main thing we can do in the Middle East is encourage the reformist elements.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Aunt
East
Elements
Middle East
Main
Main Thing
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And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence they've received.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Responsibility
Thinking
Use
Argued
Basis
Estimate
Policymakers
Received
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I wouldn't even know - and I spent three years in the CIA - I wouldn't even know how you'd start a covert action program in a place like Iran. It would be extraordinarily difficult.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Cia
Covert
Iran
Program
Would Be
Years
Extraordinarily
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We went into Iraq because Iraq posed a threat to the stability of the region and was engaged in the process of trying to develop weapons of mass destruction and had links to terrorists.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Destruction
Engaged
Iraq
Links
Mass
Mass Destruction
Stability
Trying
Weapons
Develop
Region
Terrorists
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Of course, China is a key to the North Korea if we're going to solve that riddle, but they could also be helpful on Iraq, which is why it's important that we maintain a constructive dialogue with China.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
China
Constructive
Dialogue
Helpful
Iraq
Keys
Korea
North Korea
Riddle
Solve
Maintain
North
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Look at what the Omar of Qatar is doing, for example - the King of Morocco, Jordan, Bahrain. There are reform movements taking place, efforts to broaden the political participation of the populations of the region.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Kings
Bahrain
Effort
Jordan
Morocco
Omar
Participation
Political
Qatar
Broaden
Efforts
For Example
Movements
Region
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I can remember when I was National Security Adviser, the intelligence community told us... they put out an intelligence report saying that Iran would never back off from attacks on shipping in the Gulf if we use force.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Adviser
Intelligence Community
Iran
National Security
Remember When
Shipping
Attacks
Gulf
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And we ought to work our diplomacy first and I think it's a reason it's going to respond increasingly to our diplomacy particularly with the president's direct involvement in the peace process, and I think that's extraordinarily important.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Diplomacy
Direct
Involvement
Ought
Respond
Extraordinarily
Particularly
Increasingly
Peace Process
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I think the real target of al-Qaeda is Saudi Arabia by the way. They hate us and we're a vehicle to get at Saudi Arabia. I think Osama bin Laden really wants to topple that regime and have his people move in, but that's a whole other story.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Al Qaeda
Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Target
Vehicle
Hate People Way
Bin
Regime
Saudi
Topple
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My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Battle
Doubt
Packages
Participation
Preparing
Occurred
Operational
Provided
Strike
Strongly
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But at the same time, I think we recognize we can't impose democracy from without, particularly American-style democracy. We need to work with those elements in the region that are moving towards a reformed process and there are a number of them.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Elements
Particularly
Towards
Impose
Work Time Democracy
Recognize
Reformed
Region
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We would like to have friendly regimes with enough broad participation of their populations to maintain long-term stability, so that we would have not only access to the region's wealth, but we would be able to ensure the security of our good friend Israel.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Access
Friendly
Good Friend
Israel
Long
Long Term
Participation
Regimes
Stability
Wealth
Broad
Ensure
Maintain
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So, I think even in Saudi Arabia there is movement. And we have to remember that over the years they've stabilized the oil price and that is tremendously important for the economies of the world. I think we have no choice but to work with the government of Saudi Arabia.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Government
Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Thinking
Years
No Choice
Price
Saudi
Stabilized
Tremendously
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Putin has a lot at stake here and restoring the relationship with the United States, and there are already signs as Sandy mentioned that he's moving in the right direction to begin to ascertain that their trade with Iran is not used for the production of nuclear weapons.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Iran
Moving
Nuclear
Putin
Restoring
Right Direction
Sandy
United States
Weapons
Begin
Ascertain
Direction
Mentioned
Signs
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The problem is that neither the M1 nor the M60 or indeed neither any tank, has sufficient ground pressure to drive a [bulldozer] blade into even marginally hard ground. They are not bulldozers, they are tanks, whether you are talking about the M1 or the M60's. So if you are going to dig in a tank, you need to have some kind of equipment.
Frank Carlucci / Former United States Secretary Of Defense
Needs
Talking
Tanks
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