Israel Quotes by Colin Powell

Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together

— Colin Powell

I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.

— Colin Powell

There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.

— Colin Powell

We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.

— Colin Powell

Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future

— Colin Powell

The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.

— Colin Powell

The one thing the terrorists cannot do -- not one of them, not 10 of them, not 10,000 of them -- they…

— Colin Powell

I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.

— Colin Powell

All nations that are civilized and do not accept this kind of action as representing any sort of legitimate political cause are…

— Colin Powell

I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just…

— Colin Powell

So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad?... I…

— Colin Powell

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by…

— Colin Powell

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to…

— Colin Powell

It is the fault of the United States that these terrible people, these insurgents and terrorists are out there. They are the…

— Colin Powell

Drones are just another weapon, and they turn out to be a very effective weapon that puts no American troops at risk,…

— Colin Powell

We knew that al-Qaida was a threat to our country. We knew that the Clinton administration understood this and was working against…

— Colin Powell

There is a war on terror that must be fought. Nobody's immune... And so rather than finding fault with what Spain has…

— Colin Powell

It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam [Hussein] leaves or has to be forced…

— Colin Powell

The burden is on Saddam Hussein. And our policy, our national policy - not the UN policy but our national policy -…

— Colin Powell

We are not sure to what extent Saddam's [Hussein ] own people were conveying an incorrect picture to him. But this body…

— Colin Powell

We are not shrinking from talking to Saudis or anyone else in the region, but it is up to each nation in…

— Colin Powell

It was President [Bill] Clinton and the United States congress in 1998 which said that the regime has to be changed because…

— Colin Powell

It was not the United States who invaded Kuwait; it was Iraq. It was not the United States that went to war…

— Colin Powell

I understand that and I have had very candid discussions with Saudi leaders in the past. I respect their culture and their…

— Colin Powell

I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear he had weapons of mass destruction.

— Colin Powell

Bahrain is moving at one pace, Morocco another, Qatar at another, Kuwait at yet another. And we are there to assist our…

— Colin Powell

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is "no." That's not America.

— Colin Powell

He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional…

— Colin Powell

The claims made about Iraq's WMD capabilities before the invasion were inaccurate, wrong, and in some cases, deliberately misleading.

— Colin Powell

I have the deepest regret about 9/11. Sept. 11, 2001, was one of the most difficult days I've ever had. I was…

— Colin Powell

I don't think anyone would disagree with the conclusion that Saddam [Hussein] was a terrible dictator. He had gassed his own people…

— Colin Powell

I recommended to the president [George Bush] that our focus had to be on al-Qaida, the Taliban and Afghanistan. Those were the…

— Colin Powell

Saudi Arabia will have to decide its own path, and I don't know if it will decide a path like any other…

— Colin Powell

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form…

— Colin Powell

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no. That's not America. Is there something wrong with…

— Colin Powell

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program…

— Colin Powell

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it turned out to be not exactly as…

— Colin Powell

The United States-Israeli relationship is based on the broadest conception of American national interest in which our two nations are bound forever…

— Colin Powell

Our failure was that our intelligence community thought [Saddam Hussein ] had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. That was a mistake. There…

— Colin Powell

I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now over. He's…

— Colin Powell