--- title: "14 Saddam Quotes By Dick Cheney" description: "14 Saddam quotes by Dick Cheney. Plus more from Dick Cheney and more Saddam sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/dick-cheney-1810_chemical_the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-we_514990.jpg" --- > [ The issue is that \[Saddam\] has chemical weapons. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-weapons/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/dick-cheney-1810_chemical_the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-we_514990.jpg) > [ We do know, with absolute certainty, that \[Saddam\] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-do-know-with-absolute-certainty-that-saddam-is-using-his/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/dick-cheney-1810_absolute-certainty_we-do-know-with-absolute-certainty-that_363969.jpg) > [Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/had-the-decision-belonged-to-senator-kerry-saddam-hussein-would-still/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de0/dick-cheney-1810_decision_had-the-decision-belonged-to-senator-ker_3147029.jpg) > [How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/how-could-any-responsible-leader-have-ignored-the-iraqi-threat-if-we/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/995/dick-cheney-1810_hussein_how-could-any-responsible-leader-have-ig_2005328.jpg) > [Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/simply-stated-there-is-no-doubt-that-saddam-hussein-now-has-weapons-2/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/dick-cheney-1810_allies_simply-stated-there-is-no-doubt-that-sad_2958284.jpg) > [The question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-question-in-my-mind-is-how-many-additional-american-casualties-is/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/dick-cheney-1810_answers_the-question-in-my-mind-is-how-many-addi_1062690.jpg) > [ \[Saddam Hussein is aggressively seeking nuclear and biological weapons and \] the United States may well become the target. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/saddam-hussein-is-aggressively-seeking-nuclear-and-biological-weapons/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/dick-cheney-1810_biological-weapons_saddam-hussein-is-aggressively-seeking-n_924759.jpg) > [Another argument holds that opposing Saddam Hussein would cause even greater troubles in that part of the world, and interfere with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/another-argument-holds-that-opposing-saddam-hussein-would-cause-even/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/989/dick-cheney-1810_argument_another-argument-holds-that-opposing-sad_2473383.jpg) > [ We now have irrefutable evidence that \[Saddam\] has once again set up and reconstituted his program to take uranium, to enrich it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-now-have-irrefutable-evidence-that-saddam-has-once-again-set-up/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/dick-cheney-1810_doubt_we-now-have-irrefutable-evidence-that-sa_1349597.jpg) > [...And while everybody was tremendously impressed with the low cost of the conflict, for the 146 Americans who were killed in action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/and-while-everybody-was-tremendously-impressed-with-the-low-cost-of/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/dick-cheney-1810_action_and-while-everybody-was-tremendously-imp_3195847.jpg) > [The biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of mass destruction, with nukes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-biggest-threat-we-face-is-the-possibility-of-terrorist-groups/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/dick-cheney-1810_al-qaeda_the-biggest-threat-we-face-is-the-possib_1627527.jpg) > [I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-have-argued-in-the-past-and-would-again-if-we-had-been-able-to-pre/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/dick-cheney-1810_able_i-have-argued-in-the-past-and-would-agai_1856240.jpg) > [Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/saddam-hussein-had-a-lengthy-history-of-reckless-and-sudden/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/dick-cheney-1810_aggression_saddam-hussein-had-a-lengthy-history-of_612340.jpg) > [America has shown we are serious about removing the threat of weapons of mass destruction... We now know that Saddam Hussein had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/america-has-shown-we-are-serious-about-removing-the-threat-of-weapons/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/059/dick-cheney-1810_agents_america-has-shown-we-are-serious-about-r_2970076.jpg) ## Other authors on Saddam ## More by Dick Cheney > [A little tough talk in the midst of a campaign or as part of a presidential debate cannot obscure a record of 30 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/a-little-tough-talk-in-the-midst-of-a-campaign-or-as-part-of-a/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [Senator Kerry says he sees two Americas. It makes the whole thing mutual - America sees two John Kerrys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/senator-kerry-says-he-sees-two-americas-it-makes-the-whole-thing/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I am a deficit hawk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-am-a-deficit-hawk/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [We know he's been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-know-he-s-been-absolutely-devoted-to-trying-to-acquire-nuclear/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-the-decision-that-s-been-made-with-respect-to-allowing-gays/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [ \[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"\] I think so. I guess if I look back on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/in-response-to-the-question-do-you-think-that-you-underestimated-the/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/let-us-rid-ourselves-of-the-fiction-that-low-oil-prices-are-somehow/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-think-we-need-to-significantly-reduce-the-regulatory-burden-on-the/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-m-often-asked-why-i-left-politics-and-went-to-halliburton-and-i/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I do find that the mainstream media oftentimes is what I would consider off base or has a bias.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-do-find-that-the-mainstream-media-oftentimes-is-what-i-would/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I'm one of those people who believes that part of the greatness of the United States is our private sector. It's what we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-believes-that-part-of-the-greatness-of/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [I believe that we were not as effective in the second term dealing with this issue of nuclear none proliferation as we had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-believe-that-we-were-not-as-effective-in-the-second-term-dealing/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [Sarah Palin is an attractive candidate, but based on her background, she only was governor for what, two years. I don't think she passed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/sarah-palin-is-an-attractive-candidate-but-based-on-her-background/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/my-own-belief-is-that-the-way-we-grow-the-economy-create-jobs-create/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) > [From our perspective, trying to deal with this continuing campaign of terror, if you will, the war on terror that we're engaged in, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/from-our-perspective-trying-to-deal-with-this-continuing-campaign-of/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/saddam/dick-cheney/#itemlist", "name": "14 Saddam Quotes By Dick Cheney", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The issue is that [Saddam] has chemical weapons.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cheney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-weapons/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/dick-cheney-1810_chemical_the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-we_514990.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/dick-cheney-1810_chemical_the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-we_514990.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/504/dick-cheney-1810_chemical_the-issue-is-that-saddam-has-chemical-we_514990.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The issue is that [Saddam] has chemical weapons.” — Dick Cheney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We do know, with absolute certainty, that [Saddam] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cheney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-do-know-with-absolute-certainty-that-saddam-is-using-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/dick-cheney-1810_absolute-certainty_we-do-know-with-absolute-certainty-that_363969.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/dick-cheney-1810_absolute-certainty_we-do-know-with-absolute-certainty-that_363969.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/dick-cheney-1810_absolute-certainty_we-do-know-with-absolute-certainty-that_363969.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We do know, with absolute certainty, that [Saddam] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment…” — Dick Cheney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. 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And the question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? 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That was the threat after 9/11 and when we took down Saddam Hussein we eliminated Iraq as a potential source of that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cheney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/the-biggest-threat-we-face-is-the-possibility-of-terrorist-groups/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/dick-cheney-1810_al-qaeda_the-biggest-threat-we-face-is-the-possib_1627527.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/dick-cheney-1810_al-qaeda_the-biggest-threat-we-face-is-the-possib_1627527.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/dick-cheney-1810_al-qaeda_the-biggest-threat-we-face-is-the-possib_1627527.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of…” — Dick Cheney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we have done it? And I think absolutely. We have to be prepared now to take the kind of bold action that's being contemplated with respect to Iraq in order to ensure that we don't get hit with a devastating attack when the terrorists' organization gets married up with a rogue state that's willing to provide it with the kinds of deadly capabilities that Saddam Hussein has developed and used over the years.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dick Cheney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/i-have-argued-in-the-past-and-would-again-if-we-had-been-able-to-pre/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/dick-cheney-1810_able_i-have-argued-in-the-past-and-would-agai_1856240.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/dick-cheney-1810_able_i-have-argued-in-the-past-and-would-agai_1856240.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/dick-cheney-1810_able_i-have-argued-in-the-past-and-would-agai_1856240.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we…” — Dick Cheney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. 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