Absence Quote by Jacques Chirac

Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region…

— Hillary Clinton

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

— George W. Bush

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

“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

So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.

— Bulent Ecevit

Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of…

— Madeleine Albright

If we invade Iraq and the regime is very close to falling, I'm very, very concerned that the Iraqis will, in fact, use weapons…

— Norman Schwarzkopf

Whether weapons exist in Iraq, Saddam Hussein or post-Saddam Hussein, it is a serious enough issue that require that we continue to go and…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

For the last eight years, American policy toward Iraq has been based on the direct threat Saddam poses to international security. That threat is…

— Sandy Berger

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction also represents a serious danger. If these weapons were to fall into the hands of terrorists, and…

— Vladimir Putin

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

The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has been with…

— John F. Kerry