The war against terrorism will not be finished as long as…

If there are people who yearn for the days when Saddam Hussein was in power, then I am not among them.

— Donald Rumsfeld

I believe the world would have been a lot worse off if Saddam [Hussein] were in power today.

— George W. Bush

Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly…

— Dick Cheney

Giving peace a chance only gives Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his choosing, in…

— John McCain

I think all of the attention of the world, to include the attention of the Arab world, should be on Saddam Hussein and whether…

— Colin Powell

There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat to the United States and to our allies. If Saddam persists in thumbing his nose…

— Howard Dean

Let's be clear: Neither Secretary Powell or I opposed the notion of removing Saddam Hussein by force, but we wanted to avoid the war…

— Richard Armitage

But the world is a better place with Saddam Hussein gone.

— Karl Rove

If it was up to the U.N., Saddam Hussein would still be killing his own people.

— Tucker Carlson

There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But…

— Wesley Clark

Under Saddam Hussein, the nation of Iraq possessed and used chemical weapons against both their own Kurdish population and Iranian military forces.

— Charles B. Rangel

[Saddam Hussein] could have easily reconstituted a program. He was a threat to peace before we went in. He'd have been a threat to…

— George W. Bush

The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa.

— George W. Bush

We are well aware that he spent many hours recently tape recording various messages... we need to do a little more analysis of what…

— Geoff Hoon

Asked who attacked America on 9/11, [Sarah Palin] suggested several times that it was Saddam Hussein.

— Anonymous