Israel Quotes by Condoleezza Rice

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 9/11 attacks.

— Condoleezza Rice

There is not going to be any pass for Palestinian leadership in fighting terror.

— Condoleezza Rice

You go to war when there is a security threat, and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat to our interests and…

— Condoleezza Rice

We can't afford to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban and the terrorists.

— Condoleezza Rice

The Iranian people have a proud past. They merit a great future.

— Condoleezza Rice

Iran can and should be a responsible state, not the leading state sponsor of terror.

— Condoleezza Rice

We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.

— Condoleezza Rice

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

— Condoleezza Rice

The pursuit by the Iranian regime of nuclear weapons represents a direct threat to the entire international community, including to the United…

— Condoleezza Rice

Hamas is a little more than an enemy of the United States. Hamas, of course, is a terrorist organization - listed by…

— Condoleezza Rice

When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran's nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by…

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But in terms of Saddam Hussein being there, let's remember that his country is divided, in effect. He does not control the…

— Condoleezza Rice

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that…

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What we're hearing from everyone is that they understand that Saddam Hussein is a threat. They understand that he's been a threat…

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I will never forget the bright September day, standing at my desk in the White House, when my young assistant said that…

— Condoleezza Rice

This is the democratic process at work, What you're seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

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But, clearly, the prime minister has laid down some ground rules which any functioning democratic state would insist upon, having to do…

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We [The United States] believe the Iranian people want a future of freedom and human rights: the right to vote, to run…

— Condoleezza Rice

The PDB (Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.) does not say the United States is going to be attacked. It says…

— Condoleezza Rice

I certainly have no regrets about overthrowing Saddam Hussein. I'd do it again. And, yes, there are a lot of things that…

— Condoleezza Rice

I believe that the Iraqis have an opportunity now, without Saddam Hussein there, to build the first multiconfessional Arab democracy in the…

— Condoleezza Rice

Oh, indeed there is a tie between Iraq and what happened on 9/11. It's not that Saddam Hussein was somehow himself and…

— Condoleezza Rice

I have no doubt that as the Iraqi security forces get better, and they are getting better and they are holding territory…

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I am proud of the decision of this Administration to overthrow Saddam Hussein. I am proud of the liberation of 25 million…

— Condoleezza Rice

I believed Afghanistan was always going to be hard. It's the fifth poorest country in the world. And when you fly over…

— Condoleezza Rice

I think Americans are not guilty for 9/11; I think President Bush is not guilty for 9/11.

— Condoleezza Rice

The United States has no credible evidence that Iraq moved weapons of mass destruction into Syria early last year before the U.S.-led…

— Condoleezza Rice

I find it odd that suddenly people believe the United States is this Islamophobic country. I think this is the most tolerant…

— Condoleezza Rice

No American president can support an Egypt that calls into question the historic treaty between Israel and Egypt. And no American president…

— Condoleezza Rice

The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't…

— Condoleezza Rice

Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace we are likely to see for some…

— Condoleezza Rice

So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we're vulnerable, and vulnerable in ways that we didn't…

— Condoleezza Rice

But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to prove that Saddam Hussein is trying to…

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There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that the United States was helping to provide…

— Condoleezza Rice

When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these…

— Condoleezza Rice

The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity - and an obligation - to help…

— Condoleezza Rice

Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather than calling for Iraq to immediately comply,…

— Condoleezza Rice

There clearly are contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq that can be documented; there clearly is testimony that some of the contacts…

— Condoleezza Rice

It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of U.N. resolutions by Saddam Hussein. Every obligation…

— Condoleezza Rice

I wish that after the war against Saddam Hussein we had been more effective at rebuilding Iraq quickly. I think had we…

— Condoleezza Rice