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
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 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. – Scott Ritter
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
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. – 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
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
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
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
We say that we care about the war, but we don’t even really know what we’re fighting for. – Scott Ritter
There are people in Baghdad pursuing the initiative that I started, and I want to give them every chance of success. I don’t want to provide any distractions. – Scott Ritter
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. – 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
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
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. – Scott Ritter
