Civilians Quote by Christopher Hitchens

Sanctions aren't about weapons of mass destruction. People need to understand that.

— Scott Ritter

Saddam Hussein is not the only deranged dictator who is willing to deprive his people in order to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

— Jim Jeffords

We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction.

— Madeleine Albright

Whatever promises offered by dictators in any negotiated settlement, no one should ever forget that the dictators may promise anything to secure submission from…

— Gene Sharp

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must…

— Madeleine Albright

Given the chance to throw off a brutal dictator like Saddam Hussein, people will rejoice.

— Ari Fleischer

Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned and tortured simply for expressing their opinions.…

— Scott McClellan

Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue…

— Bianca Jagger

It was not for the sake of oil that the risky decision to cease this corrupt coexistence was made. But at least now the…

— Christopher Hitchens

We must recognize that there is no indication that Saddam Hussein has any intention of relenting. So we have an obligation of enormous consequence,…

— John F. Kerry

The Iraqis had paid a terrible price for Saddam's folly (in the Gulf War). But looking at the devastation they left behind (in Kuwait),…

— Margaret Thatcher

We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.

— Edward Kennedy