Quotations

«In fact, Secretary Powell was not told that one of the sources he was given as a source of this information had indeed been flagged by the Defense Intelligence Agency as a liar, a fabricator, ... Curveball.»

«We had some tough breaks down the line, ... I guess it was just being in the right place at the right time. We had a tough time at DB (defensive back) all night. We just finally came up big.»

«[But is it? Even if inspectors return to Iraq with expanded powers, can they document, uncover and dismantle Saddam's full arsenal more completely than their predecessors? (From 1991 to 1998, monitors found hundreds of tons of chemical agents, dismantled more than 800 Scud missiles and wiped out Saddam's budding nuclear program, but they didn't come close to uncovering everything.) The U.S. has even less confidence in inspections after a hiatus: Saddam has had the past four years to hone his concealment skills. In eight years of efforts to uncover Iraq's stockpiles,] we taught them what we could find, and they learned how to conceal, deceive and deny, ... is a lot smaller but a lot harder for us to ever have detailed knowledge of.»

«This includes substantial equipment and activity in the chemical and biological area, a much more substantial activity in the missile area, ... The Iraqis were engaged in a very full-scale program that would have extended their delivery systems out beyond 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).»

«Despite arduous working conditions and an inhospitable and often threatening environment, the ISG ... has performed its important mission with great skill and the utmost integrity, ... While there are many unresolved issues, I am confident that the ISG will do everything possible to answer remaining questions about the former Iraqi regime's WMD efforts.»

«In the marketplace of terrorism and WMD, Iraq well could have been that supplier if the war had not intervened,»

«There are caveats that clearly dropped out, dissenting opinions that clearly dropped out, as you moved higher up and people read the headline summaries, ... I think this is something that needs to be investigated and looked at.»

«I do not think time is on our side in this regard, ... I'm convinced that if Saddam believes we're going in to end his rule, he will use WMD. I do not see any advantage to giving him additional time to prepare for that use of WMD against U.S. troops.»

«I find it hard to believe that a convoy of 40 to 60 trucks left that facility prior to or during the war and we didn't spot it on satellite or UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle],»

«The damning thing is the seals, ... The Iraqis didn't use seals on anything. So I'm absolutely sure that's an IAEA seal.»