Saddam Hussein wrote the book on human rights violations.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had and used significant weapons of mass destruction on his own people, both…

— Curt Weldon

Saddam Hussein was a brutal tyrant. I am glad he is now on trial for crimes against humanity. But, opposition to a dictator is…

— Peter DeFazio

We went into Iraq because Saddam Hussein refused to account for his weapons of mass destruction, consistently violated UN resolutions and in a post-9/11…

— Anonymous

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