We never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons of mass destruction in that country. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
I am not going to give you a number for it because it's not my business to do intelligent work. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
We know where they are. They are in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Any country on the face of the Earth with an active intelligence program knows that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
We know where they are [Iraq's weapons of mass destruction]. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq's pursuit. We acted because we saw… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
When there happens to be a weapon of mass destruction suspect site in an area that we occupy and if people have… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
No terror state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
I can't tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
If I look at the really important questions in [Middle East] region, I see Iran, where there is a strong desire for… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
An institution that...would permit Iraq, a terrorist state that refuses to disarm, to become soon the chair of the United Nations Commission… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
What is the value of having millions of people in Iraq not having a repressive regime? What is the value of having… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
I don't think we'll discover anything, myself. I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
We are in the process of trying to liberate that country. And at the moment where the war ends and the coalition… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
The dead-enders are still with us, those remnants of the defeated regimes who'll go on fighting long after their cause is lost. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
A few. . . critics are the only people I ever heard use the phrase 'imminent threat.' I didn't, the president didn't. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Five days or five months, but it certainly isn't going to last longer. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
The United States, as all you know, did not come to Iraq for oil, not to occupy. We came here only to… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
I don't know anybody that I can think of who has contended that the Iraqis had nuclear weapons. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
I don't believe anyone that I know in the administration ever said that Iraq had nuclear weapons. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
I don't think we'll discover anything, myself. I think what will happen is we'll discover people who will tell us where to go find… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
Members of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are not there by accident. Each managed to get there for some reason. Learn what… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life. — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the legislative process,… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
What is the value of having millions of people in Iraq not having a repressive regime? What is the value of having the Iraqi… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share
![“We know where they are [Iraq's weapons of mass destruction]. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.” quote by Donald Rumsfeld](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6bc/donald-rumsfeld-1507_areas_we-know-where-they-are-iraq-s-weapons-of_2417802.png)
![“If I look at the really important questions in [Middle East] region, I see Iran, where there is a strong desire for a freer society and where people are repressed by a small group of ayatollahs. I see Syria, where we can see a similar desire of the people to be free. These two countries fund…” quote by Donald Rumsfeld](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/615/donald-rumsfeld-1507_afghanistan_if-i-look-at-the-really-important-questi_1108462.jpg)
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