Scott Ritter's Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I can generate attention quickly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Iraq has a tremendous amount of history.

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.

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.

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

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

The United States is the laughingstock of the world.

War is about dead people.