Concern Quote by Brent Scowcroft

Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction

— Jack Straw

It's - getting Assad out is not the only priority. And so what we're trying to do is obviously defeat ISIS.

— Nikki Haley

It's now clear that from the very moment President Bush took office, Iraq was his highest priority as unfinished business from the first Bush…

— Edward Kennedy

I said, going into Iraq, "We've got to take threats seriously before they full materialize." I saw a threat. I fully believe it was…

— George W. Bush

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism

— John Ashcroft

Whatever one wants to say about the conduct of the Iraq War, going to war to remove Saddam Hussein in 2003 was a necessary…

— Arthur L. Herman

I think it was right to remove Saddam Hussein. I think it was the right decision then and I still think it was right…

— David Cameron

No matter how tough Iraq became, removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do for the sake of peace and for the 25…

— George W. Bush

It's important that we keep our priorities straight. And we believe that the first priority is the defeat of ISIS. That by defeating ISIS…

— Rex W. Tillerson

Saddam was a threat, that the threat had to be dealt with.

— Tony Blair

A sense of proportion and humanitarian action are not issues for terrorists. Their aim is that of killing and destroying.

— Boris Yeltsin

Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.

— Bob Hawke