William Scott Ritter Jr. Quotes

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Country, Truth

  Tags in People, Movie, Relationship

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in America

  Tags in Problem, Personal

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Love

  Tags in United States

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in God

  Tags in Disagree

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fighting, War

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fact, Stuck

• I didn’t promote war when I was a weapons inspector.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Country

  Tags in War, Weapon

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Effort, History

  Tags in Government

• I can generate attention quickly.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Attention

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Credibility

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Recording

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in History

  Tags in American, Right

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Iraq, Film

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Believe

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in History

  Tags in People, Like

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

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Game

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Country

  Tags in Dangerous, Weapon, Iraqi, War

• Iraq has a tremendous amount of history.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Iraq

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in Watching

• 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.

  William Scott Ritter Jr.

  Topics in Failure

  Tags in People, American, War

William Scott Ritter Jr. (31)

Birth:	15th July, 1961
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Critic, Public Servant

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