Baghdad Quote by Colin Powell

I think that there is a particular mindset that was on display in the run-up to the Iraq war that continues to this day.…

— Barack Obama

I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly…

— Hans Blix

Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access…

— Al Gore

Iraq has not been disarmed 100 percent [but] in terms of what they [Iraqis] have accomplished there are no meaningful weapons or weapons production…

— Scott Ritter

Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat…

— Tony Blair

“The Iraqi regime has used diplomacy as a ploy to gain time and advantage. It has uniformly defied Security Council resolutions demanding full disarmament.…

— George W. Bush

It is inherently dangerous to allow a country such as Iraq to retain weapons of mass destruction, particularly in light of its past aggressive…

— Stephen Harper

What is at stake is how to answer the potential threat Iraq represents with the risk of proliferation of WMD. Baghdad's regime did use…

— Jacques Chirac

Ridding Iraq of weapons of mass destruction. That was the whole idea, right? That‘s why we went. I am reluctant to let that fact…

— Rachel Maddow

The Iraqi regime is a threat of unique urgency. [...] It has developed weapons of mass death.

— George W. Bush

Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as…

— Al Gore

We are asked now seriously to accept that in the last few years-contrary to all history, contrary to all intelligence-Saddam decided unilaterally to destroy…

— Tony Blair