(156 quotes found)
“We are not saying that the government of Iraq is some wonderful government. We are not saying Saddam Hussein is some saint. What we are saying is there is a better way to achieve peace in the Middle East -- through diplomacy, through negotiation and a focus on nonviolent means of resolving this crisis.”
Damu Smith
“It has taken more than 12 years for Saddam Hussein to disarm,”
Ari Fleischer
“What it warned of was this: it's very important that we don't replace one dictator, Saddam Hussein, with another. I totally agree with that.”
Tony Blair
“tells Saddam, 'You're off the hook.' ”
“It was known in the mid 90s already that Saddam Hussein was a dangerous tyrant that he had already launched aggressions against Iran, he had invaded Kuwait.”
Douglas Feith
“it would make a big difference politically and legally if Saddam refused to allow in the U.N. inspectors.”
“If Saddam Hussein is not prepared to disarm himself voluntarily, ... then we have no option but to do it by force.”
“Saddam is trying to tap into religious sentiment among Iraqis, especially Sunni Arabs, by appearing to be a humble, pious man. He is trying to portray himself as the one being oppressed, rather than the oppressor.”
Zuheir Jazairy
“I'm not sure we won't come to miss Saddam.”
Yuval Diskin
“Saddam Hussein was, I can say the most dangerous man in the world.”
Yonadam Kanna