Mass Destruction Quotes - Page 5

• The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

  Jose Maria Aznar

  Roles, Alliances, Weapons

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• The word “busy” is the relationship Weapon of Mass Destruction. It seems like a good excuse, but in fact, in every silo you uncover, all you’re going to find is a man who didn’t care enough to call. Remember: Men are never too busy to get what they want.

  Greg Behrendt

  Men, Care, Want

  Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo (2009). “He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys”, p.30, Simon and Schuster

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• Have you noticed," said John, "how countries call theirs 'sovereign nuclear deterrents,' but call the other countries' ones 'weapons of mass destruction'?

  David Mitchell

  Country, Nuclear, Weapons

  David Mitchell (2007). “Ghostwritten”, p.340, Vintage

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• We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety, it's the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do.

  Vera Farmiga

  War, Thinking, Self

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• Regime change has been an American policy under the Clinton administration, and it is the current policy. I support the policy. But regime change in and of itself is not sufficient justification for going to war--particularly unilaterally--unless regime change is the only way to disarm Iraq of the weapons of mass destruction pursuant to the United Nations resolution.

  John F. Kerry

  War, Iraq, Support

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• At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope.

  Stanislav Grof

  Greed, Humanity, Survival

  Stanislav Grof (2000). “Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research”, p.267, SUNY Press

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• On the justification for the war, it wasn't related to finding any particular weapon of mass destruction.

  Stephen Harper

  War, Weapons, Justification

  "Maclean's Magazine", August, 25, 2003.

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• Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.

  George W. Bush

  Weapons, Anti War, Funny Bush

  "Bush Speaks in Milwaukee". transcripts.cnn.com. October 03, 2003.

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• Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed.

  Madeleine Albright

  Iraq, Wmd, Goal

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• Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Wmd, Iraq, Doubt

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• George Bush sold us on going to war with Iraq based on the threat of weapons of mass destruction. But we still haven't found them.

  John F. Kerry

  War, Iraq, Weapons

  "Bush jokes about search for WMD, but it's no laughing matter for critics" by David Teather, www.theguardian.com. March 26, 2004.

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• 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.

  John F. Kerry

  Real, Wmd, Iraq

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• 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.

  John F. Kerry

  Real, Believe, Wmds In Iraq

  Senate debate on using military force against Iraq, October 9, 2002.

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• I think there are some mass destruction capabilities that are still inside Iraq. I think there's some weapons that have been shipped over the border to Syria. But I don't think we're going to find that their capabilities provided the imminent threat that many feared in this country. So I think it's going to be a tough search, but I think there's stuff there.

  Wesley Clark

  Country, Thinking, Iraq

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• Saddam Hussein is not the only deranged dictator who is willing to deprive his people in order to acquire weapons of mass destruction.

  Jim Jeffords

  Wmd, Order, People

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• He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbours.

  Colin Powell

  Hussein, Weapons, Significant

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• U.S. officials never expected that 'we were going to open garages and find' weapons of mass destruction.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Wmd, Iraq, Weapons

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• Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization, supporting terrorists, and making payments to the families of suicide bombers. He also had an established relationship with Al Qaida -- providing training to Al Qaida members in areas of poisons, gases and conventional bombs. He built, possessed, and used weapons of mass destruction.

  Dick Cheney

  Suicide, Organization, Ties

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• Peace is not just the absence of mass destruction, but a positive internal and external condition in which people are free so that they can grow to their full potential.

  Petra Kelly

  Positivity, People, Full Potential

  Petra Karin Kelly, Glenn D. Paige (1992). “Nonviolence Speaks to Power”, Matsunaga Inst for Peace

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• The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes.

  Charley Reese

  Peace, War, Thinking

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• I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that every cargo container that enters this nation is screened for radiation and potential weapons of mass destruction.

  Nick Lampson

  Borders, Radiation, Weapons

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• The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow.

  William J. Clinton

  Patriotic, Wmds In Iraq, Community

  Clinton, William J. (1999). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1998”, p.235, Best Books on

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• Weapons of mass destruction are always in the wrong hands.

  Deepak Chopra

  Hands, Weapons, Destruction

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• Iran rejects weapons of mass destruction based on its belief system, its religious belief system, as well as its ethical standpoint.

  Hassan Rouhani

  Religious, Iran, Weapons

  "Amanpour" with Christiane Amanpour, amanpour.blogs.cnn.com. September 25, 2013.

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• We should be hell bent on getting those weapons of mass destruction, hell bent on having a credible approach to them, but we should try to do it in a way which keeps the world together and that achieves our goal which is removing the... defanging Saddam.

  Carl Levin

  Wmd, Goal, Trying

  "Senators Richard Lugar and Carl Levin Discuss Next Moves in Iraq". "PBS NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer, www.pbs.org. December 10, 2002.

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