Threat Quotes - Page 2

• 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.

  Nancy Pelosi

  Country, Technology, Iraq

  "Where Bush got his marching orders" by Jack Ammann, www.cnet.com. October 16, 2004.

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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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• 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, Mass Destruction

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• If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program.

  William J. Clinton

  Patriotic, Wmd, Mass Destruction

  "Text Of Clinton Statement On Iraq", www.cnn.com. February 17, 1998.

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• We have to face the reality of climate change. It is arguably the biggest threat we are facing today.

  William Hague

  Reality, Climate, Today

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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, Mass Destruction

  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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• You can trust me to keep my word. I always keep my word, promises or threats.

  Kim Harrison

  Promise, Trust Me, You Can Trust Me

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  The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

  H. L. Mencken

  Freedom, Democracies Have, Government

  H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.29, Vintage

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• To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now.

  Andrew Sullivan

  Usa, Political, President

  "Does Obama Deserve Credit for Killing Qaddafi?" by Adam Clark Estes, www.theatlantic.com. October 20, 2011.

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• A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats.

  Marie de France

  Bullying, Bully, Reasonable

  Marie (de France) (1983). “Medieval fables”, Dodd Mead

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• It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.

  Alexandre Dumas

  Girl, Men, Boys

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• We are truly one nation, under God, indivisible and that we must remain so in the face of any threat to ensure our country remains strong, united and free.

  Michael Enzi

  Country, Strong, Faces

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• 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.

  Joe Lieberman

  Wmds In Iraq, Mass Destruction, Air

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

  John F. Kerry

  Real, Wmd, Mass Destruction

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• Moreover, as America becomes an increasingly multi-cultural society, it may find it more difficult to fashion a consensus on foreign policy issues, except in the circumstance of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat.

  Zbigniew Brzezinski

  Fashion, America, Issues

  Zbigniew Brzezinski (1998). “The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives”, p.211, Basic Books

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• ...I made some more threats. I've got this big knife back here." He poked his thumb over his shoulder. "It attracts a lot of attention sometimes.

  David Eddings

  Knives, Attention, Thumbs

  David Eddings (2010). “Seeress Of Kell: (Malloreon 5)”, p.166, Random House

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• The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.

  George W. Bush

  Law, Focus, Tasks

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• One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Together, Cheese, Kind

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• The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger.

  John Milton

  Nodding, Horror, Shady

  John Milton (2006). “L'allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.14, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defence against threats, but by the enormous opportunities to do good and promote understanding.

  Barack Obama

  Opportunity, Understanding, Remember

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• The greatest threat to extremism isn't drones firing missiles, but girls reading books.

  Nicholas D. Kristof

  Girl, Book, Reading

  "What’s So Scary About Smart Girls?" by Nicholas Kristof, www.nytimes.com. May 10, 2014.

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• There's just a misconception that comes with being a dual-threat quarterback. You run first, throw second. I've proven I throw first and then run if I have to.

  Robert Griffin III

  Running, Firsts, Quarterback

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• During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.

  John Boehner

  Afterlife, Leader, Going Away

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• She frowned at him. "That sounds vaguely like a threat." "It's not vague and it's not a threat. It's clearly blackmail.

  P. C. Cast

  Sound, Blackmail, Vague

  P.C. Cast (2010). “Brighid's Quest”, p.298, Harlequin

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• Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care.

  Darren Shan

  Who Cares, World, Scum

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