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War in Iraq Quotes, Part 2
–continued from War in Iraq Quotes, Part 1

“A lot of folks are still demanding more evidence before they actually consider Iraq a threat. For example, France wants more evidence. And you know I’m thinking, the last time France wanted more evidence they rolled right through Paris with the German flag.”
–David Letterman

“I can think of a lot of words to describe Senator Kerry’s position on Iraq; “consistent” is not one of them.”
–Vice President Dick Cheney

“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.”
–President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

‘The fact is that we wouldn’t be in Iraq if it weren’t for Democrats like Senator Kerry.”
–DNC head Howard Dean

“Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.”
–Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002

“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons 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.”
–Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002

“More coming out about Saddam Hussein. We now know he takes Viagra and he has as many as six mistresses. No wonder Congress is reluctant to take action against this guy - he’s one of their own.”
– Jay Leno

“We’ve got to recognize that when we march into Iraq, we’re setting up the card tables in front of every university in the Arab world, the Islamic world, to recruit for al-Qaida.”
–MSNBC’s Chris Matthews

The motivation for war is simple. The U.S. government started the war with Iraq in order to make it easy for U.S. corporations to do business in other countries. They intend to use cheap labor in those countries, which will make Americans rich.
–Film producer Michael Moore

“I can’t tell you if the use of force in Iraq today will last five days, five weeks or five months, but it won’t last any longer than that.”
–Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld

“Saddam Hussein has raised the amount going to suicide bombers from $10 thousand dollars to $25 thousand. What’s next, a health care plan?”
–Jay Leno

“Bombing the Murrah Federal Building was morally and strategically equivalent to the U.S. hitting a government building in Serbia, Iraq, or other nations.”
–Executed OK City bomber Timothy McVeigh

“The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented in our history; and he failed to build a true international coalition.”
–House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

“No country in history ever sent mothers of toddlers off to fight enemy soldiers until the United States did this in the Iraq war.”
–Activist Phyllis Schlafly

“Before our kids start coming home from Iraq in body bags and women and children start dying in Baghdad, I need to know, what did Iraq do to us?”
–Actress Susan Sarandon

“Iraq’s elite Republican Guard is doing so badly they’re changing their name to the Democratic Guard.”
–David Letterman

“A devastating commentary on the war in Iraq is that we have been unable to spend money on infrastructure.”
–Sen. Charles Schumer

“Now, it isn’t gong to be over in 24 hours, but it isn’t going to be months either.”
–Richard Perle, Chairman of the Pentagon’s Defense Policy Board, 7/11/02

The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought to justice.
–Cindy Sheehan

“Our military superiority is so great — it’s far greater than it was in the Gulf War, and the Gulf War was over in 100 hours after we bombed for 43 days… Now they can bomb for a couple of days and then just roll into Baghdad… The odds are there’s going to be a war and it’s going to be not for very long.”
–Former President Bill Clinton, 3/6/03

‘The only way the French are going in is if we tell them we found truffles in Iraq.”
–Radio host/comic Dennis Miller

“Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon.”
–Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX

“My name is Saddam Hussein. I am the president of Iraq, and I want to negotiate.”
- Saddam to U.S. troops who captured him; Dec. 13, 2003

“We got him.”
–Then U.S. governor of Iraq Paul Bremer announcing the capture of Saddam; Dec. 14, 2003

“Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush’s ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government.”
–Actor Donald Sutherland

“I think we should take Iraq and Iran and combine them into one country and call it Irate. All the pissed off people live in one place and get it over with.”
–Comic Denis Leary

“The criminal little Bush has committed a crime against humanity.”
- Saddam, on first day of invasion; March 20, 2003

“Bush’s war in Iraq has done untold damage to the United States. It has impaired our military power and undermined the morale of our armed forces. Our troops were trained to project overwhelming power. They were not trained for occupation duties.”
–Financier George Soros

“What happened today is unbelievable, it’s a great joy that I can’t even express. I can’t believe what I’m seeing on television–Saddam led to the gallows where he hanged tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis by the same method.”
–Mohammad Kadhim, a journalist in Basra; Dec 30, 2006

“As fighting in Iraq intensifies, President Bush delivered his supplemental war budget to Congress. The money will cover 30 days of fighting, then we’ll be sent one war every other month until we cancel our subscription.”
–Craig Kilborn

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by Mondoreb
images: NYTimes
Sources:
* Iraq War Veterans.org
* Dumb Quotes about the Iraq War
* Iraq War Quotes
* Iraqi War Late Night Show Quotes
* Iraq Quotes
* Iraq Retrospective: Read The Quotes That Sent Us To War
* FACTBOX-Iraq war, the notable quotes
* Reasons for War with Iraq
* Obama, McCain Clash on What to do About Iraq
* Two Harry Reid Quotes
* Quotes on the House Hearing on Iraq