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" 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

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" I'll put my record of service up against anyone, bar none. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Iraq has a tremendous amount of history. "

" 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. "

" I can generate attention quickly. "

" It is a pro-U.N. movie. It's a pro-American movie. It's a pro-American movie. It's a movie people should be watching and not denigrating. "

" We say that we care about the war, but we don't even really know what we're fighting for. "

" I have a credibility on the subject that most people don't. "

" I didn't promote war when I was a weapons inspector. "

" Sanctions aren't about weapons of mass destruction. People need to understand that. "

" The United States is the laughingstock of the world. "

" 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. "

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

" War is not some sort of Nintendo video game. "

" 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. "

" I haven't exaggerated anything, I've stuck to the facts. "

" 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. "

" War is not an academic exercise. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" If people don't like the history, I'm sorry. "

Scott Ritter

History

People

" 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. "

" War is about dead people. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The only way an Iraqi biological agent would kill you is if it landed on your head. "