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> [I think that shows a level of maturity and understanding that I think bodes well for getting to the bottom of this. But it is really up to you and your staff, on behalf of the American people, to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-think-that-shows-a-level-of-maturity-and-understanding-that-i-think/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

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## More by David Kay

> [The fact that it wasn't tells me that we've got a much more fundamental problem of understanding what went wrong, and we've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/the-fact-that-it-wasn-t-tells-me-that-we-ve-got-a-much-more/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [And like I say, I think we've got other cases other than Iraq. I do not think the problem of global proliferation of weapons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/and-like-i-say-i-think-we-ve-got-other-cases-other-than-iraq-i-do-not/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-ve-seen-looting-around-the-world-and-thought-i-knew-the-best/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [I do believe we have to understand why reality turned out to be different than expectations and estimates. But you have more public service…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-do-believe-we-have-to-understand-why-reality-turned-out-to-be/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [There's a long record here of being wrong. There's a good reason for it. There are probably multiple reasons. Certainly proliferation is a hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/there-s-a-long-record-here-of-being-wrong-there-s-a-good-reason-for/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [I had innumerable analysts who came to me in apology that the world that we were finding was not the world that they had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-had-innumerable-analysts-who-came-to-me-in-apology-that-the-world/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war - certainly, the French president, Jacques Chirac, as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-would-also-point-out-that-many-governments-that-chose-not-to/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [And let me take one of the explanations most commonly given: Analysts were pressured to reach conclusions that would fit the political agenda of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/and-let-me-take-one-of-the-explanations-most-commonly-given-analysts/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [Both of us are known for probably at times regrettable streak of independence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/both-of-us-are-known-for-probably-at-times-regrettable-streak-of/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [I think the aim - and certainly the aim of what I've tried to do since leaving - is not political and certainly not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-think-the-aim-and-certainly-the-aim-of-what-i-ve-tried-to-do-since/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [And you know, almost in a perverse way, I wish it had been undue influence because we know how to correct that. We get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/and-you-know-almost-in-a-perverse-way-i-wish-it-had-been-undue/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [The Libyan program recently discovered was far more extensive than was assessed prior to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/the-libyan-program-recently-discovered-was-far-more-extensive-than/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [As leader of the effort of the Iraqi Survey Group, I spent most of my days not out in the field leading inspections. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/as-leader-of-the-effort-of-the-iraqi-survey-group-i-spent-most-of-my/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [I think that shows a level of maturity and understanding that I think bodes well for getting to the bottom of this. But it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/i-think-that-shows-a-level-of-maturity-and-understanding-that-i-think/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

> [The Germans certainly - the intelligence service believed that there were WMD. It turns out that we were all wrong, probably in my judgment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kay/the-germans-certainly-the-intelligence-service-believed-that-there/)

[David Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kay/)

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