"The Hussein regime's support for terrorism, within and outside of its borders, its appetite for the world's most dangerous weapons, and its openly declared hostility to the United States were a combination that was a gathering and growing danger to our country"
- Jim Gerlach
About this Quote
This quote by Jim Gerlach is describing the program of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. It highlights the threat presented by the Hussein routine to the United States, due to its support for terrorism, its pursuit of hazardous weapons, and its open hostility towards the US. The quote suggests that the danger presented by the Hussein program was increasing with time, and that it was a risk that needed to be resolved. This quote functions as a pointer of the significance of doing something about it against regimes that posture a hazard to the US and its allies, and of the need to stay watchful versus prospective dangers.
This quote is written / told by Jim Gerlach somewhere between February 25, 1955 and today. He/she was a famous Politician from USA.
The author also have 28 other quotes.
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"Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military"
"The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy"
"One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)"
