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Donald Rumsfeld4 quotes
Now, you're thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don't. I think that's old Europe. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They're also free to live their lives and do wonderful things. And that's what's going to happen here. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003As you know, you go to war with the army you have. They're not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2004We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south, and north somewhat. — Donald Rumsfeld · 2003Mohammed al-Sahhaf3 quotes
Baghdad is safe, protected. There are no American infidels in Baghdad. — Mohammed al-Sahhaf · 2003Their infidels are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad. — Mohammed al-Sahhaf · 2003I triple guarantee you, there are no American soldiers in Baghdad. — Mohammed al-Sahhaf · 2003George W. Bush2 quotes
In the Battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. — George W. Bush · 2003There are some that feel like if they attack us that we may decide to leave prematurely... My answer is, bring 'em on. — George W. Bush · 2003Barack Obama1 quote
I don't oppose all wars. And I know that in this crowd today, there is no shortage of patriots, or of patriotism. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. — Barack Obama · 2002Colin Powell1 quote
There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more. — Colin Powell · 2003Condoleezza Rice1 quote
The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud. — Condoleezza Rice · 2002Hans Blix1 quote
We haven't found any smoking guns. — Hans Blix · 2003John Kerry1 quote
I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it. — John Kerry · 2004Robert Byrd1 quote
On this February day, as this nation stands at the brink of battle, every American on some level must be contemplating the horrors of war. Yet this chamber is, for the most part, silent-ominously, dreadfully silent. There is no debate, no discussion, no attempt to lay out for the nation the pros and cons of this particular war. There is nothing. We stand passively mute in the United States Senate, paralyzed by our own uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the sheer turmoil of events. — Robert Byrd · 2003Tommy Franks1 quote
This will be a campaign unlike any other in history. A campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility, by the employment of precise munitions on a scale never before seen, and by the application of overwhelming force. — Tommy Franks · 2003