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 RitterI 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 RitterThere has been no case made - based on anything other than speculation - that Iraq poses a threat.
Scott RitterIt has been estimated that 80 percent of the oil illegally smuggled out of Iraq under oil for food ended up in the United States.
Scott Ritter