39+ Scott Ritter Quotes On War, Israel And Peace

Scott Ritter is an American public servant who served as a chief United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998. He was an outspoken critic of the 2003 invasion of Iraq and has since become an advocate for diplomacy and international law. Ritter has written several books and is a frequent speaker on international security issues. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Scott Ritter on war, israel, peace.

Top 10 Scott Ritter Quotes

1. I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.
2. My goal in Baghdad was to facilitate a debate here in the United States on America's policy toward Iraq, a debate that's been sadly lacking.
3. We say that we care about the war, but we don't even really know what we're fighting for.
4. That we have collectively failed to halt and repudiate the war in Iraq makes us even worse than the Germans.
5. I can train a monkey to wave an American flag. That does not make the monkey patriotic.
6. The United States is the laughingstock of the world.
7. The Iraqi people are some of the warmest people you'll meet in your life. They are extremely receptive to strangers. Their hospitality is immense.
8. I didn't promote war when I was a weapons inspector.
9. I'm someone who believes the truth needs to be heard. And if I'm empowered with the truth, I'm not going to shut up.
10. If people don't like the history, I'm sorry.

Scott Ritter Short Quotes

• Sanctions aren't about weapons of mass destruction. People need to understand that.
• If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.
• The only way an Iraqi biological agent would kill you is if it landed on your head.
• I haven't exaggerated anything, I've stuck to the facts.
• I can generate attention quickly.
• Iraq has a tremendous amount of history.

Scott Ritter Quotes About War

War is not some sort of Nintendo video game. — Scott Ritter

The U.S. has perverted the U.N. weapons process by using it as a tool to justify military actions, falsely so. ... The U.S. was using the inspection process as a trigger for war. — Scott Ritter

We are the ones responsible to determine whether the war that our marines, soldiers and airmen are fighting in is worth the cause. — Scott Ritter

I'd like to think that the best bunker buster is a diplomat. — Scott Ritter

Scott Ritter Famous Quotes And Sayings

Weapons of mass destruction aren't pulled out of a black hat like a white rabbit at a magic show. They're produced in factories. There's science and technology involved. They're not produced in a hole in the ground or in a basement. — Scott Ritter

When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that I'm going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed. — Scott Ritter

Our guys working this area for a living all believe Chalabi and all those guys in their Bond Street suits are charlatans. To take them for a source of anything except a fantasy trip would be a real stretch. But it's an article of faith among those with no military experience that the Iraqi military is low-hanging fruit. — Scott Ritter

I've been called a spy of Israel since 1996, and since I made my documentary film in 2000 the FBI has investigated me as an agent of Iraq. The FBI has also opened up an investigation into my wife calling her a KGB spy. — Scott Ritter

History will eventually depict as legitimate the efforts of the Iraqi resistance to destabilise and defeat the American occupation forces and their imposed Iraqi collaborationist government. — Scott Ritter

I really am tired of all the Clinton Democrats running around getting all-sanctimonious over Iraq. It was them who killed 1.5 to 2.2 million Iraqis through sanctions. Sanctions that Madeline Albright, their illustrious Secretary of State, when confronted with the fact of 500,000 dead Iraqi children, said it was a price she was willing to pay. — Scott Ritter

The most dangerous thing Iraq could have ever had was a nuclear weapon. The nuclear weapon Iraq was trying to build was not deliverable by bomb or ballistic missile. It was a large, bulky device that they hoped to bury and set off to let the world know they had a nuclear weapon. They never achieved that. — Scott Ritter

I was right about one of the most significant issues in modern American history. I was the only one who was right about one of the most significant issues in modern American history. — Scott Ritter

I made a movie to explain to the American public what had been achieved in regards to disarmament of Iraq and why inspectors aren't in Iraq today and detailing the very complex, murky history of interaction between Iraq, the United Nations and the United States. It is most definitely not a pro-Iraq movie. It is a pro-truth movie. — Scott Ritter

The UN stopped using Chalabi's information as a basis for conducting inspections once the tenuous nature of his sources and his dubious motivations became clear. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the mainstream US media, which give prominent coverage to sources of information that, had they not been related to Hussein's Iraq, would normally be immediately dismissed. — Scott Ritter

It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis. — Scott Ritter

My personal missteps - how many Americans have died as a result of that? None. Other than my family, how many victims were there? None. And yet, in refusing to engage in a responsible debate about Iraq, how many Americans died? Thousands. And America seems to have no problem with that. — Scott Ritter

I don't disagree with anything I've ever said. Why in God's name would I disagree with something I've said? — Scott Ritter

If you call yourself an American that means that you have embraced the constitution, because that is what an American is. A citizen of the United States of America is someone who has sworn an oath of allegiance to that document, to the words, to the ideals of that document. Right now we have citizens who don't even understand what that document is. — Scott Ritter

I think the danger right now is that without effective inspections, without effective monitoring, Iraq can in a very short period of time measured in months, reconstitute chemical and biological weapons, long-range ballistic missiles to deliver these weapons, and even certain aspects of their nuclear weaponization program. — Scott Ritter

I consider myself to be a true friend of the Israeli people. But I define friendship as someone who takes care of a friend, who just doesn't use or exploit a friend. And, you know, there's that old adage: 'Friends don't let friends drive drunk'. — Scott Ritter

While we were never able to provide 100 percent certainty regarding the disposition of Iraq's proscribed weaponry, we did ascertain a 90-95 percent level of verified disarmament. This figure takes into account the destruction or dismantling of every major factory associated with prohibited weapons manufacture, all significant items of production equipment, and the majority of the weapons and agent produced by Iraq. — Scott Ritter

[Operation] Rockingham was spinning reports and emphasizing reports that showed non-compliance (by Iraq with UN inspections) and quashing those which showed compliance. It was cherry-picking intelligence. — Scott Ritter

One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you. — Scott Ritter

Life Lessons by Scott Ritter

1. Scott Ritter's work teaches us the importance of speaking truth to power, even in the face of opposition.
2. His example shows that it is possible to stand up for what is right, despite the potential consequences.
3. His work emphasizes the importance of holding governments accountable for their actions and ensuring that they act in the best interests of their citizens.