106 Quotes by Hans Blix

We had hoped that it would clarify a lot of issues that remained open since 1998. It did give information about peaceful programs concerning biology and chemistry, but it did not really shed any new evidence from the chemical weapons and biological weapons program.

We are not watching the breaking of toothpicks,

We have not seen a serious effort on the Iraqi side ... or evidence that would clear up the question marks.

The patience that they require for themselves now was not anything that they wanted to give to us,

What we have said we need all the time is the presentation of more evidence -- that they have not been taking the questions seriously which were posed in the report with which they are familiar, and we would like to have responses to those questions,

We want to be serious when we come forward with accusations, as we were when ordering the Iraqis to destroy a very large missile program.

We would like to have clues as to where the United States' and other countries' intelligence feel they know Iraqis are storing weapons of mass destruction, ... Then, we can send in the inspectors.

We would expect them to accept what we have said and to destroy the missiles as we have stated, ... They are to start the destruction by March 1 and we will discuss with them the pace and order.

to seek and present credible evidence for their absence.