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“Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.”

“It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of U.N. resolutions by Saddam Hussein. Every obligation that he signed onto after the Gulf War, so that he would not be a threat to peace and security, he has ignored and flaunted.”

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Author:Condoleezza Rice

“It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.”

Source: It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography of General Norman Schwarzkopf

“True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that's what courage is.”

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Author:Norman Schwarzkopf

“In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD.”

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Author:Tony Blair

“I'm not panicking, and I'm not scared, I've been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis.”

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Author:Al-Waleed bin Talal

“Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.”

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Author:Madeleine Albright

“Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.”

“One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans.”

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Author:George H. W. Bush

“I can tell you this: If I'm ever in a position to call the shots, I'm not going to rush to send somebody else's kids into a war.”

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Author:George H. W. Bush

“Ironically, the Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and personnel in the Persian Gulf I mentioned earlier who are fighting terrorism will provide more support indirectly to this war in Iraq than most of the 46 countries that are fully supporting our efforts there.”

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Author:Paul Cellucci

“Remember, George, this is no time to go wobbly.”

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Author:Margaret Thatcher

“I opposed the Suez war, I opposed the Falklands war. I opposed the Libyan bombing and I opposed the Gulf war and I never believed that any of those principled arguments lost a single vote - indeed, I think they gained support though that was not why you did it. What has been lacking in Labour politics over a long period is a principled stand”

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Author:Tony Benn

“The Iraqi forces are conducting the Mother of all Retreats.”

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Author:Dick Cheney

“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1998

“By God, we will make the fire eat up half of Isreal if it tries to do anything against Iraq.”

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Author:Saddam Hussein

“We are not intimidated by the size of the armies, or the type of hardware the US has brought.”

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Author:Saddam Hussein

“I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf.”

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Author:Dick Cheney

“Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor.”

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Author:Saddam Hussein

“Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or anywhere else without congressional authorization.”

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Author:George J. Mitchell

“Fight them with your faith in God, fight them in defense of every free honorable woman and every innocent child, and in defense of the values of manhood and the military honor...Fight them because with their defeat you will be at the last entrance of the conquest of all conquests. The war will end with...dignity, glory, and triumph for your people, army, and nation.”

“Iraqis will never forget that on 8 August 1990 Kuwait became part of Iraq legally, constitutionally and actually. It continued to do so until last night, when withdrawal began.”

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Author:Saddam Hussein

“Wars between states and people seem to have existed under all historical systems for as long as we have some recorded evidence. War is quite clearly not a phenomenon particular to the modern world-system. On the other hand, once again the technological achievements of capitalist civilization serve as much ill as good. One bomb in Hiroshima killed more people than whole wars in pre-modern times. Alexander the Great in his whole sweep of the Middle East could not compare in destructiveness to the impact of the Gulf War on Iraq and Kuwait.”

“In addition to declaring and destroying all of its weapons of mass destruction, Iraq must end its support for terrorism. It must cease the persecution of its civilian population. It must stop all illicit trade outside the oil-for-food program. And it must release or account for all Gulf War personnel, including an American pilot, whose fate is still unknown. By taking these steps, and only by taking these steps, the Iraqi regime has an opportunity to avoid conflict. These steps would also change the nature of the Iraqi regime itself. America hopes the regime will make that choice.”

“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.”

“Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.”

“There never was a good war or a bad revolution.”

Source: The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel

“It took the Gulf War to demonstrate that America did want more than one friend in the Mideast, and also was willing to take and make major risks to prevent a small Muslim country, Kuwait, from being overrun and in effect stolen by Iraq.”

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Author:Caspar Weinberger

“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.”

“It is important not to allow ever wider coalition-building to become an end in itself. As we saw in the Gulf War of 1990, international pressures, particularly those exerted from within an alliance, can result in the failure to follow actions through and so leave future problems unresolved.”

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Author:Margaret Thatcher

“The Iraqis had paid a terrible price for Saddam's folly (in the Gulf War). But looking at the devastation they left behind (in Kuwait), my sympathy was limited.”

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Author:Margaret Thatcher

“Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement”

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Author:Barbara Boxer

“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons.”

“The use of depleted uranium in the Gulf War has been particularly effective. Radiation levels in Iraq are appallingly high. Babies are born with no brain, no eyes, no genitals. Where they do have ears, mouths or rectums, all that issues from these orifices is blood.' - HAROLD PINTER A $19 trillion price tag since 1940 for past, present, and future wars reveals our addiction to war and bloodshed.”

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Author:Philip Berrigan

“I've been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the No-Fly Zone”

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Author:Philippe Perrin

“But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from Iraq, and is still less so in the second one. Then there is no justification for obstructing freedom of information, particularly as nations have a right to know what their soldiers are being used for.”

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Author:Kate Adie

“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapon stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.”

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

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Author:Edward Kennedy

“The Gulf War was like teenage sex. We got in too soon and out too soon.”

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Author:Tom Harkin

“I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.”

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Author:Billy Bragg

“So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.”

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Author:John F. Kerry

“What some of us believe is that it is possible that if chemicals are related to Gulf War illness that some of the more severe symptoms may not erupt until 10 or 20 years down the line.”

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Author:Bernie Sanders

“If left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security.”

“He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.”

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Author:Sandy Berger

“We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.”

“We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.”

“But Gulf War Syndrome is not one cause, not one illness. It is many causes, many illnesses.”

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Author:Chris Shays

“The U.S. victory in Gulf War was a stirring victory for the forces of aggression.”

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Author:Dan Quayle

“The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism.”

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Author:Pierre Salinger

“Iran is actively pursuing the development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.”

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Author:Howard Berman

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