Robin Cook Weapons Quotations

It's very important that we all send Saddam Hussein a message that is resolute, is firm and is united, ... He must be firmly told that he is not going to be permitted to continue to build weapons of mass destruction, particularly biological and chemical weapons.

We were told there were weapons of mass destruction ready for firing in 45 minutes. We now can't find any weapons of mass destruction ready to be fired in 45 minutes or any other period of time.

Should have let U.N. weapons inspectors finish the job

Tony made no attempt to pretend that what (then-chief U.N. weapons inspector) Hans Blix might report would make any difference to the countdown to invasion,

Tony did not try to argue me out of the view that Saddam did not have real weapons of mass destruction that were designed for strategic use against city populations and capable of being delivered with reliability over long distances,