Action Quote by William J. Clinton

Imagine the consequences if Saddam fails to comply and we fail to act. Saddam will be emboldened, believing the international community has lost its…

— Sandy Berger

The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region,…

— William J. Clinton

We're giving them a real lesson today. Heavy doesn't accurately describe the level of casualties we have inflicted.

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.

— John F. Kerry

If Saddam's regime and survival are threatened [by invasion], he will have nothing to lose, and may use everything at his disposal... If weapons…

— Edward Kennedy

What if [Saddam] fails to comply and we fail to act, or we take some ambiguous third route, which gives him yet more opportunities…

— William J. Clinton

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

Saddam Hussein has been tenacious in his pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and, unless he is removed from power, he will eventually harm…

— Richard Shelby

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

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

— George W. Bush

There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. As this operation continues, those weapons will be identified,…

— Tommy Franks

In the 21st Century, the community of nations may see more and more of this very kind of threat that Iraq poses now -…

— Sandy Berger