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title: "62 Israel Quotes By Colin Powell"
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> [Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/terrorism-really-flourishes-in-areas-of-poverty-despair-and/)

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> [We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-know-that-saddam-hussein-is-determined-to-keep-his-weapons-of-mass/)

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> [Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/ambition-and-hatred-are-enough-to-bring-iraq-and-al-qaeda-together/)

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> [I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-would-not-presume-from-this-distance-nor-would-america-presume-to/)

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> [There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/there-can-be-no-doubt-that-saddam-hussein-has-biological-weapons-and/)

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> [Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is "no." That's not America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/is-there-something-wrong-with-being-a-muslim-in-this-country-the-2/)

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> [Bahrain is moving at one pace, Morocco another, Qatar at another, Kuwait at yet another. And we are there to assist our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/bahrain-is-moving-at-one-pace-morocco-another-qatar-at-another-kuwait/)

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> [The one thing the terrorists cannot do -- not one of them, not 10 of them, not 10,000 of them -- they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-one-thing-the-terrorists-cannot-do-not-one-of-them-not-10-of-them/)

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> [I have the deepest regret about 9/11. Sept. 11, 2001, was one of the most difficult days I've ever had. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-have-the-deepest-regret-about-9-11-sept-11-2001-was-one-of-the-most/)

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> [ I don't think anyone would disagree with the conclusion that Saddam \[Hussein\] was a terrible dictator. He had gassed his own people… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-don-t-think-anyone-would-disagree-with-the-conclusion-that-saddam/)

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> [ I recommended to the president \[George Bush\] that our focus had to be on al-Qaida, the Taliban and Afghanistan. Those were the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-recommended-to-the-president-george-bush-that-our-focus-had-to-be/)

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> [He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/he-saddam-hussein-has-not-developed-any-significant-capability-with/)

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> [The claims made about Iraq's WMD capabilities before the invasion were inaccurate, wrong, and in some cases, deliberately misleading.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-claims-made-about-iraq-s-wmd-capabilities-before-the-invasion/)

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> [Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/some-of-the-generals-are-saying-we-re-making-progress-we-are-clearing/)

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> [So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad?... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/so-has-the-strategic-decision-been-made-to-disarm-iraq-of-its-weapons/)

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> [It is the fault of the United States that these terrible people, these insurgents and terrorists are out there. They are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/it-is-the-fault-of-the-united-states-that-these-terrible-people-these/)

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> [ It was President \[Bill\] Clinton and the United States congress in 1998 which said that the regime has to be changed because… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/it-was-president-bill-clinton-and-the-united-states-congress-in-1998/)

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> [It was not the United States who invaded Kuwait; it was Iraq. It was not the United States that went to war…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/it-was-not-the-united-states-who-invaded-kuwait-it-was-iraq-it-was/)

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> [I understand that and I have had very candid discussions with Saudi leaders in the past. I respect their culture and their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-understand-that-and-i-have-had-very-candid-discussions-with-saudi/)

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> [ It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam \[Hussein\] leaves or has to be forced… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/it-is-not-our-place-to-decide-who-should-lead-the-iraqi-people-if/)

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> [ We are not sure to what extent Saddam's \[Hussein \] own people were conveying an incorrect picture to him. But this body… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-are-not-sure-to-what-extent-saddam-s-hussein-own-people-were/)

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> [The burden is on Saddam Hussein. And our policy, our national policy - not the UN policy but our national policy -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-burden-is-on-saddam-hussein-and-our-policy-our-national-policy/)

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> [We are not shrinking from talking to Saudis or anyone else in the region, but it is up to each nation in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-are-not-shrinking-from-talking-to-saudis-or-anyone-else-in-the/)

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> [There is a war on terror that must be fought. Nobody's immune... And so rather than finding fault with what Spain has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/there-is-a-war-on-terror-that-must-be-fought-nobody-s-immune-and-so/)

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> [The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-united-states-stands-willing-to-work-with-a-transformed/)

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> [I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear he had weapons of mass destruction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-am-confident-that-we-will-find-evidence-that-makes-it-clear-he-had/)

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> [I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-don-t-think-we-handled-the-aftermath-of-the-fall-of-baghdad-as-well/)

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> [We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-all-hoped-in-2001-that-we-could-put-in-place-an-afghan-government/)

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> [We knew that al-Qaida was a threat to our country. We knew that the Clinton administration understood this and was working against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-knew-that-al-qaida-was-a-threat-to-our-country-we-knew-that-the/)

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> [Drones are just another weapon, and they turn out to be a very effective weapon that puts no American troops at risk,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/drones-are-just-another-weapon-and-they-turn-out-to-be-a-very/)

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> [All nations that are civilized and do not accept this kind of action as representing any sort of legitimate political cause are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/all-nations-that-are-civilized-and-do-not-accept-this-kind-of-action/)

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> [I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-m-absolutely-sure-that-there-are-weapons-of-mass-destruction-there/)

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> [ We are not dictating. We are not telling them \[Saudi Arabia\] how they should do it or who they should look like.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-are-not-dictating-we-are-not-telling-them-saudi-arabia-how-they/)

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> [When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/when-we-have-dealt-with-bin-laden-and-his-network-we-will-then/)

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> [Well, the correct answer is he is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the really right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/well-the-correct-answer-is-he-is-not-a-muslim-he-s-a-christian-he-s/)

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> [The information that the intelligence people used was a combination of satellite information, signals intelligence, and human intelligence. We are not sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-information-that-the-intelligence-people-used-was-a-combination/)

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> [We would like to see new leaders come forward who would be accountable and responsible, who would succeed in ending the terror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-would-like-to-see-new-leaders-come-forward-who-would-be/)

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> [The United States-Israeli relationship is based on the broadest conception of American national interest in which our two nations are bound forever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-united-states-israeli-relationship-is-based-on-the-broadest/)

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> [ Our failure was that our intelligence community thought \[Saddam Hussein \] had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. That was a mistake. There… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/our-failure-was-that-our-intelligence-community-thought-saddam/)

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> [We view Egypt as a good friend of America. We are in constant touch with them. We provide them economic and military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-view-egypt-as-a-good-friend-of-america-we-are-in-constant-touch/)

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## More by Colin Powell

> [Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life's cycle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/failure-is-a-part-of-life-and-you-have-to-learn-to-deal-with-it/)

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> [Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/effective-leaders-are-made-not-born-they-learn-from-trial-and-error/)

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> [Decision-making is lonely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/decision-making-is-lonely/)

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> [The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-purposes-of-the-united-states-should-not-be-doubted-the-security/)

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> [I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/i-always-like-to-take-my-time-and-examine-the-two-candidates-see-not/)

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> [We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-can-seldom-get-our-children-to-do-what-we-tell-them-but-they/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [With respect to where we are now, we have a voluntary army. And if we ever go back to conscription I hope that at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/with-respect-to-where-we-are-now-we-have-a-voluntary-army-and-if-we/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/politics-is-not-bean-bags-it-s-serious-tough-stuff/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [There are no secrets to success: don't waste time looking for them, success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/there-are-no-secrets-to-success-don-t-waste-time-looking-for-them/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/so-like-any-football-or-basketball-coach-you-always-always-believe/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [We hope that more assistance will be available to the nations of the region, to include Egypt, on the three pillars that I discussed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-hope-that-more-assistance-will-be-available-to-the-nations-of-the/)

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> [One of the most worrisome things that emerges from the thick intelligence file we have on Iraq's biological weapons is the existence of mobile…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/one-of-the-most-worrisome-things-that-emerges-from-the-thick/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/pissing-people-off-doesn-t-mean-you-re-doing-the-right-things-but/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/the-less-you-associate-with-some-people-the-more-your-life-will/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

> [Be careful what you choose: You may get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/be-careful-what-you-choose-you-may-get-it/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

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