“His regime has had high-level contacts with al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to al Qaeda terrorists.” Quote by Dick Cheney
“There clearly are contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq that can be documented; there clearly is testimony that some of the contacts have been important contacts and that there's a relationship here” Has BeensImportantIraqContactAlsTestimonyAl Qaeda Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together.” EnoughTogetherAmbitionHatredIraqAlsAl Qaeda Author:Colin Powell
“Within a week, or a month, Saddam could give his WMD to al-Qaeda.” GivingWeekMonthsIraqAlsSaddamAl QaedaWmd Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“According to the United Nations Special Commission [UNSCOM], which carried out inspections in Iraq for the better part of a decade, Iraq possesses some 25,000 liters of anthrax. This is, for the record, more than 5 million teaspoons of anthrax. And we have no idea where any of it is. Saddam Hussein has never accounted for one grain of it.” IdeasNationsUnitedMillionsRecordsSpecialIraqDecadesNo IdeaGrainSaddamUnited NationsHusseinInspectionAnthraxTeaspoons Author:Richard Armitage
“The inspectors also found Iraq had developed effective means for dispersing these materials: unmanned aerial vehicles, spray devices, special munitions. We don't know where any of it is. And the last 60 days of new inspections have turned up no additional information that could allay any concerns about this military capability.” KnowsMeanLastsFoundSpecialMilitaryInformationMaterialsConcernIraqDevicesCapabilityVehicleSprayInspectionInspectors Author:Richard Armitage
“There is no sign, not one sign, that the Iraqi regime has any intent to comply fully with the terms of Resolution 1441, just as it has failed to comply with previous U.N. Security Council resolutions. The international community gave Iraq one final opportunity to disarm peacefully, and that opportunity has run its course. Dr. Blix [Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector] told us on Monday that there has been no progress toward credible, verifiable disarmament.” Has BeensRunningCoursesOpportunityTermCommunityProgressSecurityWeaponsFinalsInternationalIraqChiefsResolutionRegimesDrsMondayCouncilDisarmamentCredibleInternational CommunityInspectorsSecurity Council Author:Richard Armitage
“But finding these 16 warheads just raises a basic question: Where are the other 29,984? Because that is how many empty chemical warheads the U.N. Special Commission estimated he had - and he has never accounted for.” SpecialFindingsEmptyRaisesIraqChemicals Author:Richard Armitage
“Well, first of all, I have to say that Iraq has already used weapons of mass destruction against her own people and against Iranians during their long war, so we know that weapons of mass destruction are existent with the Iraqis.” PeopleKnowsFirstsWellsLongWarUsedWeaponsMassDestructionIraqWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Richard Armitage
“Well, the United States has said that the disarmament of Iraq is the top priority, but we have also noted that there are many other United Nations Security Council Resolutions which are on the books, including the necessity to respect the human rights of all the citizens of Iraq that we're very interested in.” HumansWellsSaidBookStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesRightsSecurityCitizensIncludingHuman RightsIraqPrioritiesResolutionUnited NationsCouncilDisarmamentTop PrioritiesSecurity Council Author:Richard Armitage