If we don't act now, we can't keep those people down there forever. We can't wait forever. If we don't act now, then we will go back to what has happened before and then of course the whole thing begins again and he carries on developing these weapons and these are dangerous weapons, particularly if they fall into the hands of terrorists who we know want to use these weapons if they can get them.

The intelligence is clear: [Saddam Hussein] continues to believe that his weapons of mass destruction programme is essential both for internal repression and f…

We are asked now seriously to accept that in the last few years-contrary to all history, contrary to all intelligence-Saddam decided unilaterally to destroy th…

Sometimes, and in particular dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war.

Bang bang bang, on the door baby!

As a professor used to say to me, it's life or death out there so make it happen.'

If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?