Quotes by Richard Butler

“If Iraqi disarmament were a five-lap race, we would be three quarters of the way around the fifth and final lap.”

“I have seen no evidence of Iraq providing weapons of mass destruction to non-Iraqi terrorist groups.”

“The chemical and biological (weapons), there is no ambiguity. They are able to produce those weapons.”

“Iraqs conduct ensured that no progress was able to be made in either the fields of disarmament or accounting for Iraqs prohibited weapons program.”

“clear evidence that Iraq had taken advance actions at certain of the locations planned for inspection in order to defeat the purposes of inspection.”

“In light of this experience, that is, the absence of full cooperation by Iraq, it must regrettably be recorded again that the commission is not able to conduct the substantive disarmament work mandated to it by the Security Council and, thus, to give the council the assurances it requires with respect to Iraqs prohibited weapons programs.”

“I regret that I had to report the facts yesterday, which is that (unfettered access) had not been given, and we cant adequately do our jobs under these circumstances.”

“Like the Security Council, I take at face value their promise to offer full cooperation.”

“These are very practical things, very important things.”

“I think I can feel a new spirit and good cooperation from the Iraqi side.”