Iraq Quotes - Page 23

• [T]he people of Iraq have spoken to the world, and the world is hearing the voice of freedom from the center of the Middle East.

  George W. Bush

  Voice, People, Hearing

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• Even the people that support Bush aren't happy with the way things are going in Iraq.

  Kevin Bacon

  People, Support, Way

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• Today I weep for my country. No more is the image of America one of strong, yet benevolent peacekeeper. ... Around the globe, our friends mistrust us, our word is disputed, our intentions are questioned. We flaunt our superpower status with arrogance....After war has ended the United States will have to rebuild much more than the country of Iraq. We will have to rebuild America's image around the globe.

  Robert Byrd

  Country, Strong, War

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• When you're making art, there's a lot of self-importance attached to that, but at the end of the day, you can always fall back on the fact that it's just a play. It's not like the Iraq War or something. We're not causing anybody any harm, other than a couple hours of a wasted evening.

  Glen Berger

  Art, Couple, War

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• The world [is] now seeing might is right.

  Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

  Usa, World, Might

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• Under international law, the responsibility for protecting civilians in conflict falls on the belligerents. Under military occupation, responsibility for the welfare of the population falls on the occupiers.

  Kofi Annan

  Military, Fall, Responsibility

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• You will triumph, O Iraqis, and with you the sons of your Arab nation

  Saddam Hussein

  Son, Triumph, Nations

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• We pledge to you in our name... that we will resist the invaders.

  Saddam Hussein

  Names, Invaders, Pledge

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• We will pursue them until they lose their nerves... Now that they have indulged in their evil and crimes, they will suffer a defeat.

  Saddam Hussein

  Evil, Suffering, Nerves

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• They are in a dilemma, they are in trouble now. Hate them and strike them.

  Saddam Hussein

  Hate, Trouble, Strikes

  "Saddam goes on TV to rally troops", www.cnn.com. March 24, 2003.

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• The United States of America is a threat to world peace. Because what [America] is saying is that if you are afraid of a veto in the Security Council, you can go outside and take action and violate the sovereignty of other countries. That is the message they are sending to the world. That must be condemned in the strongest terms.

  Nelson Mandela

  Country, America, Messages

  "Nelson Mandela: U.S Is A Threat To World Peace". Interview with Tom Masland, www.newsweek.com. September 9, 2002.

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• We're in fact on plan. And where we stand today is not, in my view, only acceptable but truly remarkable.

  Tommy Franks

  Views, Today, Facts

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• Retreat might give us a moment of respite but years of repentance at our weakness would, I believe, follow.

  Tony Blair

  Believe, Years, Giving

  "Brzezinski and Mead on Tony Blair". Interview with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. March 20, 2003.

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• As so often before, on the courage and determination of British men and women, serving our country, the fate of many nations rests.

  Tony Blair

  Country, Determination, Fate

  "Blair addresses divided nation" by Martin Hodgson, www.theguardian.com. March 20, 2003.

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• The money from Iraqi oil will be yours - it will no longer be used by Saddam Hussein for his own benefit.

  Tony Blair

  Oil, Benefits, Hussein

  Tony Blair's Open Letter to Iraq, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2003.

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• We promise that the events of 1991 will not happen again. We have pledged to remove Saddam. And we will deliver.

  Tony Blair

  Promise, Events, Remove

  Tony Blair's Open Letter to Iraq, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2003.

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• The biological agents we believe Iraq can produce include anthrax, botulinum, toxin, aflatoxin and ricin. All eventually result in excruciatingly painful death.

  Tony Blair

  Believe, Painful Death, Toxins

  "Blair's statement to MPs on Iraq". www.cnn.com. September 24, 2002.

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• If we don't act now, then we will go back to what has happened before and then of course the whole thing begins again and he carries on developing these weapons and these are dangerous weapons, particularly if they fall into the hands of terrorists who we know want to use these weapons if they can get them.

  Tony Blair

  Fall, Hands, Want

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• There are literally thousands of sites. As I was told in Iraq, information is coming in the entire time, but it is only now that the Iraq survey group has been put together that a dedicated team of people, which includes former UN inspectors, scientists and experts, will be able to go in and do the job properly.

  Tony Blair

  Jobs, Team, People

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• As I have said throughout, I have no doubt that they will find the clearest possible evidence of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.

  Tony Blair

  Mass Destruction, Doubt, Weapons

  House of Commons, 6th series, vol. 406, col. 161, publications.parliament.uk. June 4, 2003.

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• The Iraq Survey Group has already found massive evidence of a huge system of clandestine laboratories.

  Tony Blair

  Long, Groups, Scientist

  "Inquiry hears Iraq no threat to UK before invasion". Interview with Emma Alberici, www.radioaustralia.net.au. January 18, 2012.

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• Repressive states are developing weapons that could cause destruction on a massive scale.

  Tony Blair

  Weapons, Causes, Destruction

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• What we also know is we haven't found them [weapons of mass destruction] in Iraq - now let the survey group complete its work and give us the report... They will not report that there was no threat from Saddam, I don't believe.

  Tony Blair

  Believe, Mass Destruction, Giving

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• They could have been removed. They could have been hidden. They could have been destroyed.

  Tony Blair

  Could Have Been, Has Beens, Destroyed

  "Blair: Iraqi WMD May Never Be Found", www.foxnews.com. July 6, 2004.

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• And the problem is, I can apologise for the information that turned out to be wrong, but I can't, sincerely at least, apologise for removing Saddam.

  Tony Blair

  Information, Problem, Sincerely

  Speech to the Labour Party Conference, 28 September 2004, www.independent.co.uk.

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