Saddam Hussein Quotes

Why did we go to war? Why did we pick people from South Carolina, California, and all the places in between to go to a foreign land and risk their lives and have some die? To make sure that Saddam Hussein could do no more damage to the region or us than he has already done.
Lindsey Graham

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

Involved, Weapons, Attack

I don't think there was enough skepticism because I think most of us kind of believed that Saddam Hussein was building biological, chemical, and perhaps even, nuclear weapons.
Walter Isaacson

Enough, Building, Perhaps

It is beyond dispute that Saddam Hussein is a menace.
Brent Scowcroft

Beyond, Dispute, Menace

To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.
Brent Scowcroft

Best, Him, Since

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart.
Brent Scowcroft

Smart, Greatest, Made

I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons.
James Inhofe

Morning, Allah, Talk

If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.
Bill O'Reilly

Trust, Nothing, Again

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
Shirin Ebadi

Hope, Human, Give

Once it was suggested that Saddam Hussein might give his weaponry to terrorists, or might use weapons himself in the region, then it became hard for the Democrats to say, 'Well, that can't happen.'
Chris Matthews

Hard, Happen, Give

If it was up to the U.N., Saddam Hussein would still be killing his own people.
Tucker Carlson

Hussein, Saddam

In the post-9/11 world you cannot give him the benefit of the doubt. As a result of our going into Iraq, not only is Saddam Hussein gone, but Qaddafi has given up his weapons of mass destruction and tremendous progress is being made in Iraq.
Peter King

Doubt, Him, Give

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 world no American president could afford to give Saddam Hussein the benefit of the doubt.
Peter King

Doubt, Give, American

Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with 'Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein.'
Craig Kilborn

Point, President, House

New rumors that Saddam Hussein is planning to flee to a castle in Libya with 10 billion dollars. Now President Bush doesn't know whether to nuke him or give him a tax cut.
Craig Kilborn

Him, Give, Whether

And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in Saudi Arabia, but Saddam Hussein didn't buy. When the economic hit men fail in this scenario, the next step is what we call the jackals.
John Perkins

Men, Successful, Same

It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.
Adam Schiff

War, Wisdom, Care

The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts.
Hamid Karzai

Bad, Cannot, Guilty

Since the ousting and capture of Saddam Hussein by U.S. forces, civil rights and personal freedoms have been restored in Iraq, as well as equal rights to all, not just to Saddam's entourage of terrorists.
Jim Gerlach

Personal, Since, Rights

The United States armed forces and coalition troops deserve recognition and support for their work to remove Saddam Hussein from power, and ensure the safety and security of the American people, civilians abroad, and the people of Iraq.
Mark Kennedy

Work, Power, American

To avoid a military conflict, Saddam Hussein has no other choice than to leave the country.
Ari Fleischer

Country, Choice, Leave

There is already a mountain of evidence that Saddam Hussein is gathering weapons for the purpose of using them. And adding additional information is like adding a foot to Mount Everest.
Ari Fleischer

Purpose, Mountain, Using

The president welcomes peaceful protests - it is a time-honored tradition. The president agrees violence is not the answer in Iraq, and that's why he hopes Saddam Hussein will disarm.
Ari Fleischer

Why, Violence, President

We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction.
Bob Graham

Number, Production, Evidence

Yes, more than 100 Democrats voted to authorize Bush to take the nation to war. Most of them did so in the belief that the president and his administration were truthful in their statements that Saddam Hussein was a gathering menace.
Bob Graham

War, Nation, President

That was one of the great successes of removing Saddam Hussein, as we took Iraq out of the picture of having a sovereign nation from which the terrorists could operate. But this war has not gone perfectly.
Zach Wamp

Great, War, Nation

We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.
Edward Kennedy

Known, Weapons, Mass

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had and used significant weapons of mass destruction on his own people, both the Kurds and the Iranians.
Curt Weldon

Mind, Doubt, Used

Saddam Hussein wrote the book on human rights violations.
Curt Weldon

Human, Book, Rights

I can support going in after Saddam Hussein, but I want to make sure I don't go alone.
John Dingell

Alone, After, Support

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