“Today the world faces a single man armed with weapons of mass destruction, manifesting an aggressive, bullying attitude, who may well plunge the world into chaos and bloodshed if he miscalculates. This person, belligerent, arrogant, and sure of himself, truly is the most dangerous person on Earth. The problem is that his name is George W. Bush, and he is our president.” IfsMenWorldWellsMayPersonsProblemTodayEarthAmericaFacesNamesPresidentAttitudeDangerousWeaponsMassDestructionChaosBullyingManifestAggressiveArrogantWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionPlungeBloodshedSingle Man Author:Jack Balkin
“Iran has made vile comments, anti-Semitic comments, comments about the destruction of Israel. It is precisely for that reason that even before I became president, I said Iran could not have a nuclear weapon.” MadeSaidReasonPresidentWeaponsDestructionIsraelNuclearIranCommentNuclear WeaponsAnti Semitic Author:Barack Obama
“The Cold War philosophy of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD), which prevented the former Soviet Union and the United States from using the nuclear weapons they had targeted at each other, would not apply to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Iran. For him (Ahmadinejad), Mutual Assured Destruction is not a deterrent, it is an inducement.” WarStatesPhilosophyPresidentUnitedUnited StatesColdWeaponsDestructionMadUnionsNuclearFormerIranMutualSovietNuclear WeaponsCold WarSoviet UnionAssuredDeterrent Author:Bernard Lewis
“Israel can make peace with an organization that seeks its destruction. That's Hamas. But Israel can make peace with the Palestinian Authority. It requires a lot of courage from both sides including President Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority.” SidesPresidentAuthorityDestructionOrganizationIncludingIsraelPalestinianBoth SidesMaking PeaceHamasAbba Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“Her nomination for vice president in 2008 represents the most desperate inclinations of the Republican Party. In two hundred years, I suspect historians will use Palin as an example of how insane America became in the decade following the destruction of the World Trade Center, and her origin story will seem as extraterrestrial and eccentric as Abe Lincoln jumping out of a window to undermine a voting quorum in 1840.” WorldYearsTwoStoriesUseSeemsAmericaPresidentPartyExampleRepublicanHundredWindowDestructionTradeVicesFollowingDecadesInsaneDesperateVotingSuspectsHistorianRepublican PartyJumpingInclinationEccentricVice PresidentPalinNominationsWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterExtraterrestrialAbe Book:I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) Source: I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)
“The White House has finally found one guy that kinda remembers serving with President Bush in the National Guard. Now they just need to find someone who remembers Bush working on an economic plan. ... I think the White House spent more money looking for this guy than finding weapons of mass destruction.” ThinkingNeedsRememberGuyFoundHousePresidentWhitePlansEconomicFindingsWeaponsMassDestructionServingWhite HouseMore MoneyThis GuyPresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionNational Guard Author:Jay Leno
“Americans were told repeatedly by President Bush and Vice President Cheney that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. None were ever found.” FoundPresidentWeaponsMassDestructionIraqVicesPresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionVice President Author:John Olver
“He (former President Gerald Ford) made it very clear that he did not agree with the reasons President Bush laid out for the war, namely the belief that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq or that there was some obligation that the United States or the president had to expand democracy.” MadeWarStatesReasonBeliefPresidentUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyClearWeaponsMassDestructionAgreeIraqObligationMade ItFormerPresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionGerald Ford Author:Bob Woodward
“When ISIS last year called for the destruction of the Yazidi people, President Obama said that would constitute genocide and he ordered U.S. forces to keep it from happening. Human rights advocates say Christians now face a similar threat Nina Shea directs the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute.” PeopleYearsHumansSaidChristianLastsFacesForcePresidentReligiousRightsHappeningsDestructionThreatHuman RightsGenocidePresident ObamaLast YearIsisInstituteReligious FreedomNina Author:Tom Gjelten
“Whoever will be president, if they wish to save America from the Wrath of God and the course that America is on, which will bring about America's destruction, they must consider justice for the Black and the Red and the Brown. If they do not consider that by separating the Black man and woman and allowing us to go free to build a nation of our own, this and this alone will turn away the wrath of God, will lessen the storms, and lessen the increased Judgment of God using the forces of nature.” IfsMenAmericaTurnsCoursesForceNationsWishBlackPresidentJusticeJudgmentMen And WomenRedDestructionStormGods WillBrownAllowingWrathSeparatingForces Of NatureWrath Of God Author:Louis Farrakhan
“It was President [Bill] Clinton and the United States congress in 1998 which said that the regime has to be changed because the regime would not give up its weapons of mass destruction. We came into office in 2001 and kept that policy because Saddam Hussein had not changed.” GivingSaidStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesPolicyChangedOfficeGiving UpWeaponsMassDestructionBillsClintonCongressRegimesSaddamNot Giving UpHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionPresident Bill Clinton Author:Colin Powell
“I believe that President [George W.] Bush was correct. I thought that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and I supported him steadfastly, and once we committed we should see it through.” ShouldBelieveI BelievePresidentWeaponsMassDestructionIraqCommittedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionPresident George W Bush Author:Jeff Sessions
“Did the President order anyone to kill civilians, did he order the destruction, did he order supporting terrorism in his country? Of course not.” CountryOrderCoursesPresidentDestructionTerrorismCivilians Author:Bashar al-Assad
“I faced a lot of criticism as president. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all-time low.” PeoplePresidentRichCuttingTaxesBenefitsWeaponsMassLowsCriticismDestructionClaimsResponseIraqHearingAll TimeRacistSuggestionsLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionKatrinaAll Time Low Author:George W. Bush
“When you look at somebody like a Netanyahu, to simply not understand that this is a right-wing politician, a guy who kind of crashed the United States Congress to give his speech there, ignoring President Obama, not even consulting with him, using it for political purposes back home, a guy who has supported the youth - the growth of settlement, I think the - the overreaction and the destruction of Gaza went too, too far. Israel should not be bombing schools or homes, just terrible damage there.” ThinkingGivingKindHomeSchoolPoliticalPurposeGuyGrowthPresidentYouthPoliticianTerribleDestructionPresident ObamaSettlementGaza Author:Bernie Sanders
“The situation Abraham Lincoln faced was unique. In his view, the United States was threatened with destruction, ruin, overthrow, perishing - all words that he used - which is not the case for any other president, including the current one - Barack Obama.” PresidentSituationUniqueDestructionBarack Author:William Lee Miller
“Mr. President, passage of this bill will visit the heel of oppression on all the people, vitiate their constitutional shield against tyranny, and materially hasten the destruction of the best design for self-government yet devised by the minds of men. Its passage will mark one of the darkest days in history” PeopleMenMindSelfGovernmentPresidentDesignDestructionMarkBillsTyrannyCivil RightsOppressionPassagesHeelsShieldsSelf-governmentBest Design Author:Strom Thurmond
“One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI).” MadeImportantPresidentEffortSecurityWeaponsMassDestructionSpreadTerrorismPostsInitiativePresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationCounter Terrorism Author:Frank Gaffney
“The presidents poking fun at himself over what goes down. I thought it was a good-natured performance. It made him look good. But he certainly doesnt disguise the record on weapons of mass destruction. And you feel like saying to people, Just get over it.” PeopleFeelsLooksMadeFunPresidentRecordsWeaponsMassDestructionPerformancesOver ItDisguiseGet OverWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionPoking Fun Author:Brit Hume
“Senator Lugar will also travel to Libya for official meetings as a part of the president's initiative to move toward more normal relations reflecting that country's renunciation of terrorism and abandonment of its weapons of mass destruction and longer range missiles.” CountryMovingPresidentNormalWeaponsMassDestructionRelationMeetingsTerrorismRangeOfficialsInitiativeSenatorsAbandonmentReflectingMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionRenunciationLibya Author:Dana Perino
“I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.” IfsGivingBelieveRealStatesUseHandsForceI BelievePresidentUnitedUnited StatesSecurityAuthorityWeaponsMassDestructionThreatDemocraticDemocratIraqGravesVotingSaddamHusseinLiedWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarArsenalWmdGulf WarWmds In IraqHe Lied Author:John F. Kerry
“This morning we were notified about the horrible news of the series of terrorist attacks in the United States, that have left a great trail of destruction. Mexico expresses its condolences to the Government and the American people for the irreparable human losses. We also express our energetic condemnation to these attacks. I have informed President George Bush of our feelings of sorrow and our solidarity in such difficult moments.” PeopleHumansStatesMomentsFeelingsGovernmentLeftDifficultPresidentLossUnitedMorningUnited StatesSorrowNewsDestructionSeriesTerroristHorribleMexicoSeptemberSolidarityTrailsSeptember 11EnergeticCondemnationTerrorist AttacksCondolencesIrreparableDifficult Moments Author:Vicente Fox
“Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.” IfsEndsActionLawPresidentAirWeaponsMassProgramDestructionConstitutionThreatDemocraticDemocratIncludingDearCongressIraqStrikesConsistentAppropriateUrgesSuspectsSiteLiedRefusalMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIraq WarConsultingWmdGulf WarWmds In Iraq Author:Joe Lieberman
“There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. That is not in debate. I also agree with President Bush that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace and must be disarmed, to quote President Bush directly.” PresidentWeaponsMassDestructionAgreeThreatIncludingIraqNuclearDebateAcquireChemicalsNuclear WeaponsSaddamHusseinPresident BushWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionChemical Weapons Author:Christopher Dodd
“The president of the United States and the secretary of defense would not assert as plainly and bluntly as they have that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction if it was not true, and if they did not have a solid basis for saying it.” IfsStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsMassDestructionBasesIraqDefenseSecretaryWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Ari Fleischer
“The intelligence community's 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) stated, in a formal presentation to President Bush and to Congress, its view that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction - a belief in which the NIE said it held a 90% level of confidence. That is about as certain as the intelligence community gets on any subject.” SaidCertainBeliefPresidentCommunityLevelsViewsSubjectsWeaponsMassDestructionCongressFormalSaddamPresident BushPresentationNotableWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIntelligence CommunityNational Intelligence Author:Laurence Silberman
“The President of Iran has called for the destruction of Israel and the West and has even denied the holocaust took place. Iran and its terrorist arm Hezbollah are responsible for the current conflicts between Israel and Lebanon.” PresidentArmsConflictDestructionResponsibleWestCurrentsIsraelTerroristIranGenocideDeniedHolocaustLebanonHezbollahPresident Of Iran Author:Michael McCaul
“Our President feels, and apparently many in the United Nations Security Council feel, that it is necessary to disarm Iraq before Iraq can again use weapons of mass destruction on her neighbors or she makes some liaison with terrorists who will use these weapons either against Iraq's neighbors or ourselves.” FeelsUseNationsPresidentUnitedSecurityWeaponsMassDestructionIraqNeighborTerroristUnited NationsCouncilWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionSecurity CouncilLiaison Author:Richard Armitage
“I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein... Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to get nuclear weapons.” TryingYearsEndsPresidentIssuesOfficeWeaponsMassDestructionThreatIraqNuclearDebatePrioritiesPermanentChemicalsSpeakersNuclear WeaponsCommitteesStoppingSaddamHusseinSelectWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationTop PrioritiesChemical WeaponsBiological Weapons Author:Nancy Pelosi
“We believe, as the President has indicated, that this combination of a rogue state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and has known ties to terrorist organizations, is a grave threat to the people of the United States and to other countries around the world.” PeopleWorldBelieveCountryStatesPresidentUnitedKnownUnited StatesWeaponsMassDestructionOrganizationThreatTerroristGravesAround The WorldCombinationTiesOther CountriesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionRogues Author:Paul Cellucci
“The decision to attack the entire nation [of Yugoslavia] has been counterproductive, and our destruction of civilian life has now become senseless and excessively brutal. ... The United States' insistence on the use of cluster bombs, designed to kill or maim humans, is condemned almost universally and brings discredit on our nation (as does our refusal to support a ban on land mines). Even for the world's only superpower, the ends don't always justify the means.” WorldHumansMeanDoeHas BeensEndsStatesUseNationsPresidentDecisionUnitedUnited StatesSupportLandMinesDestructionBombsJustifyBrutalCiviliansRefusalBansSuperpowerInsistenceDiscreditClustersCounterproductiveYugoslavia Author:Jimmy Carter
“Of course, Israel cannot be expected to negotiate with anyone who is dedicated to its destruction. But while I know you have had differences with the Palestinian Authority, I believe that you do have a true partner in President Abbas.” KnowsBelieveCoursesI BelievePresidentDifferencesAuthorityDestructionIsraelExpectedPartnersDedicatedPalestinianAbba Author:Barack Obama