“Influence without control is a weapon of mass destruction.”
Isaac Mashman (2000) businessman, speaker
"Peace as a Civil Right" from A Prayer for America (2003) [Nation Books, ISBN 1-56025-510-2], p. 76
“Influence without control is a weapon of mass destruction.”
Isaac Mashman (2000) businessman, speaker
“Of course, we're there because of weapons of mass destruction that do not exist.”
Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
From Her Books, I Have Chosen To Stay And Fight, WAR
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Narrating a humorous slide show at the Radio and Television News Correspondents Association, with a series of photos depicting himself searching through the Oval Office of the White House for the weapons of mass destruction which his administration had claimed to exist, but ultimately failed to find, in Iraq. http://www.wherearethewmd.org/evolutionary_rhetoric.php, March 25, 2004 <br class="br">2000s, 2004
Mikhail Gorbachev (1931) General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Quoted in https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-50265870/mikhail-gorbachev-tells-the-bbc-world-in-colossal-danger Mikhail Gorbachev tells the BBC: World in ‘colossal danger’, BBC World News,(4 November 2019)
2000s
“Before people crow about the absence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.”
Tony Blair (1953) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister's monthly press conference, April 2003 http://web.archive.org/20030511155256/www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page3535.asp, Prime Minister's website. <br class="br">28 April 2003. <br class="br">2000s
Vladimir Putin (1952) President of Russia, former Prime Minister
In a Press conference, regarding the weapon of mass destruction of Iraq. (May 1, 2003) https://archive.is/20130705182739/www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_1-5-2003_pg4_1 <br class="br">2000 - 2005
Sandy Berger (1945–2015) US National Security Advisor
(18 February 1998); Quoted on U S News, October 25, 2011 http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/Jamie-Stiehm/2011/10/25/obama-adept-abroad-inept-at-home/comments
“I wasn't happy when we found out there wasn't weapons [of mass destruction in Iraq]</s”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
2nd Presidential Debate, October 8, 2004
2000s, 2004
Giannina Braschi book United States of Banana
United States of Banana (2011)