Hussein Quotes

I believe Saddam Hussein's strategic objective was, and remains, to assert dominance over the Gulf region.

— Sandy Berger

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

— Anonymous

As Americans, we want peace - we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends…

— 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…

— Geoff Hoon

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

— George W. Bush

I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee…

— Nancy Pelosi

The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to…

— Barack Obama

we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities

— Barack Obama

The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical…

— Robert Byrd

The White House was signaling that the threat posed by Saddam Hussein was of such urgency that it had priority over the…

— Bob Graham

No matter how tough Iraq became, removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do for the sake of peace and for…

— George W. Bush

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

— George W. Bush

When I ran for the U.S. Senate the assumption was that anyone's name that was close to "Osama" doesn't stand a chance.…

— Barack Obama

The day of reckoning is not just coming for Saddam Hussein. It's coming for the anti-war movement.

— Andrew Sullivan

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

While the distance between the United States and Iraq is great, Saddam Hussein's ability to use his chemical and biological weapons against…

— Dianne Feinstein

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.

— George W. Bush

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

— Shirin Ebadi

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

— Wesley Clark

There is a much cheaper way, less complicated way to bring Iraq and Saddam Hussein to its knees: it is simply to…

— John F. Kerry

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

— Tucker Carlson

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

— Karl Rove

God told me to smite Osama bin Laden, so I invaded Afghanistan. Then He told me to smite Saddam Hussein, so I…

— George W. Bush

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

— Richard Armitage

It was Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda who attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001, not Saddam Hussein and Iraq.

— Peter DeFazio