Quotes About the 2003 Invasion of Iraq

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"He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors." -Colin Powell, refering to Hussein, Feb 24, 2001

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"They used me as a way to symbolize all this stuff. It hurt in a way that people would make up stories that they had no truth about." Priv. Jessica Lunch on the myths spun by the military and media about her rescue

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"There is evidence that this war was planned well in advance." -Hans Blix, UN Chief Weapons Inspector, Apr 9, 2003

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"I feel like I've died and gone to hell... On my good days, I feel like we're at least doing something worthwhile...On my bad days I feel like getting my machine gun and opening up on every one of them." Lori, Army private 8/03

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"There was never a clear and present danger. There was never an imminent threat. Iraq - and we have good intelligence on this - was never part of the picture of terrorism." Mel Goodman, veteran CIA analyst

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"With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people we are here to help them." Lt. Col Nathan Sassaman, stationed in Abu Hishma, 12/7/03

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"I think in this case international law stood in the way of doing the right thing." -Richard Perl, admitting that the invasion was illegal, Nov 19, 2003

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"But in terms of Saddam Hussein being there, let's remember that his country is divided, in effect. He does not control the northern part of his country. We are able to keep arms from him." Condi Rice, 9/29/01

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"Please refrain from writing press releases highlighting killing the enemy." -Capt. Perry Jarmon of the Combined Joint Task Force in an email to military PR, accidently sent to media outlets

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"From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new products in August." White House Chief of Staff Andy Card on why the administration waited until Sept, 2002 to start selling the public on the war

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"F#%& Saddam. We're taking him out." President Bush in Mar 2002, when he claims he hadn't yet decided how to handle Hussein

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"I have always said to people throughout that ... our aim has been the elimination of weapons of mass destruction." PM Tony Blair, Mar 25, 2003

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"In defiance of pledges to the UN it has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons.... UN inspectors believe that Iraq could have produced enough biological and chemical agents to kill millions." Pres. Bush, Oct. 2, 2002

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"Iraq probably has stocked at least 100 metric tons and possibly as much as 500 metric tons of CW (chemical warfare) agents." -CIA, Oct, 2002

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"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction." VP Cheney, Aug 26, 2002

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"We found biological labororatories.. They're illegal... and we've so far discovered two. But for those who say we haven't found ... banned weapons, they're wrong." Pres. Bush, lying about weather balloon stations

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"We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Bagdad and east, west, south, and north somewhat." Donald Rumsfeld, Mar 30, 2003

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We destroyed some after the Gulf War with the inspection regime, but there is no doubt in our mind that he still has chemical weapons stocks and that he has the capacity to produce more chemical weapons. Colin Powell, 9/8/02

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