Administration Quote by Edward Kennedy

My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by…

— Brent Scowcroft

I believe, if done correctly, eliminating Saddam and liberating Iraq could be the 'Normandy Invasion' or 'fall of the Berlin Wall' of our generation...…

— Pete Hegseth

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

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

— Nikki Haley

Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disaster for the Iraqis. There is no way forward without ending the occupation.

— Jean Parker

The first Iraq War was one of necessity because vital U.S. interests were at stake, and we reached the point where no other national-security…

— Richard N. Haass

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

Capturing Saddam Hussein and ensuring that this brutal dictator will never return to power is an important step toward stabilizing Iraq for the Iraqis.…

— John F. Kerry

Our priority in Syria, really hasn't changed. I think the President Donald Trump has been quite clear. First and foremost, we must defeat ISIS.

— Rex W. Tillerson

“This mixture of political and geographical considerations compounded Saddam’s failure to grasp the operational requirements of such a campaign. Rather than allowing his forces…

— Efraim Karsh

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

— Jack Straw

Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency, it is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision…

— George W. Bush