Destruction Quote by Jack Straw

Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous…

— John F. Kerry

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

We can remove Saddam because that could start a chain reaction in the Arab world that would be very healthy.

— William Kristol

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

Whether or not Saddam is implicated directly in the anthrax attacks or the horrors of September 11, he is, by any common definition, a…

— Joe Lieberman

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

— Madeleine Albright

If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's…

— William J. Clinton

The possibility that Saddam Hussein will use his biological and chemical weapons to attack us, directly or in concert with terrorists, cannot be dismissed.

— Sandy Berger

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

— Tony Blair

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 British government believes we must be resolved to disarming Saddam Hussein. It must be done before the terror weapons he possesses can be…

— Geoff Hoon