Tariq Aziz Quotes (35 Quotes)

Many people don't agree with that kind of condition, ... We will not condone terrorism, but at the same time we are not with the American government.

My message to the United States is that it should hear the voice of the international public opinion,

He thought that this war would not lead to this end.

A few weeks before the attacks Saddam still thought the U.S. would not use ground forces. He thought they would not fight a ground war because it would be too costly to the Americans.

They are telling wrongly the American public opinion and the world that Iraq is reproducing weapons of mass destruction, ... That's not true.

I did not hurt anybody and my page is clean. So I am not anxious about the trial.

We provided logistical support ... So what we did was a responsible, positive, limited operation to help our people.

They are asking Iraq to provide more cooperation, and, OK, let them say that, you see, we are doing that,

The decision of the secretary-general lacks legitimacy. ... It also lacks fairness,

The group's visit has verified Iraq's credibility and exposed the allegations of America and Britain and their elements in the U.N. Special Commission in charge of dismantling Iraq's weapons of mass destruction,

We don't express condolences to a government that is attacking Iraqi people on a daily basis,

I have to condemn strongly the statement of President Clinton about his government's plans to overthrow the government of Iraq, ... This is a flagrant violation of U.N. resolutions and international law.

Let them tell us and the world that their concerns are genuine and that they are not using them as a pretext to attack Iraq -- if those concerns are genuine we can find a solution to that,

We are not the kind that will surrender to them (coalition forces) just to live a wretched life for two or three years.

Enough is enough. The sanctions have been imposed for reasons which don't exist any more and it's time to lift those sanctions,

President Mubarak assumes a role for himself which both Washington and London have not given to him, ... In reality there is no noble, fair and intelligent person in Egypt, in the Arab homeland or the whole world sharing Mr. Mubarak in his deduction.

minor issues which make no sense from the angle of disarmament.

Many, many honest women and men in the world do not believe the lies which are being fabricated in Washington and London and this is a very important international development,

If there is a solution which maintains Iraq's sovereignty, dignity and legitimate rights and prevents aggression, we are ready,

aggression by the American administration of evil.

If anybody can have a magic solution, so that all these issues are being dealt with together, equitably and reasonably, we are ready to find such a solution and we are ready to co-operate with the United Nations.

an attempt to avert war at any cost and to further put pressure on the U. S. administration to act responsibly.

is specific in its nature, very precise.

The United States knows well that if wages an aggression on Iraq, then its interests in the Arab world will be threatened by the Arab people, not the regimes,

Singling out the question of inspectors is wrong. There is the Iraqi issue, and in that issue, there are many items, there are many areas, and some of them are very, very important to the Iraqi people.

either creating a superficial pretext to justify the American aggression or he is trying to confuse and undermine the comprehensive review.

We will do whatever possible, in our hands, in our capabilities, to help them to reach the ultimate truth about the absence of weapons of mass destruction,

Since this is the wish of the American administration to perpetuate, to prolong the current situation to keep the sanctions ... you are serving the American policy,

These signs are the beginning of the collapse of the embargo, ... America might have its opinion, but it cannot impose its will on all.

These people have witnessed the implementation of the so-called oil-for-food program, and they have also witnessed the obstacles that are being placed in New York by the United States and the British,

An attack on Iraq will not be an American picnic. Instead, it will be a fierce fight where Americans will suffer losses that have not been seen for decades.

We are all in control. Each one of us is in complete control over our ministry or sector of responsibility.

I don't say Iraq didn't make mistakes against this or that, but everybody has committed mistakes, ... If we all apologized to each other for all the mistakes we have committed, then we will be ready ... because apologizing is not a shame between brothers.

no matter what the sacrifices and consequences are.

Saddam was concerned about internal unrest amongst the tribes before, during or after an attack by the US on Baghdad.