We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is…

Unfortunately for the Iraqi people, instead of meeting these requirements, for six years, Saddam Hussein has lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive

— Madeleine Albright

There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein's regime is a serious danger, that he is a tyrant, and that his pursuit of lethal weapons…

— Edward Kennedy

The rapid dissemination of technology and information offers entirely new ways of production, but it can also bring the spectre of more states developing…

— Anonymous

If we are addressing the issue of weapons of mass destruction, we need to send a uniform, consistent message that there is zero tolerance…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack.

— Anonymous

In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapon stock,…

— Hillary Clinton

If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein is once again misleading the world.

— Ari Fleischer

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

Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization, supporting terrorists,…

— Dick Cheney

If left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear…

— Hillary Clinton

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.

— Donald Rumsfeld

There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But he still says so. There was no link between Saddam Hussein and al Qaida.…

— Keith Olbermann

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had and used significant weapons of mass destruction on his own people, both…

— Curt Weldon

We went into Iraq because Saddam Hussein refused to account for his weapons of mass destruction, consistently violated UN resolutions and in a post-9/11…

— Anonymous

I think all of the attention of the world, to include the attention of the Arab world, should be on Saddam Hussein and whether…

— Colin Powell