277 Quotes by Jack Straw

The situation is grave, ... We have all worked hard to support the legitimate prime minister.

What people have got to remember is that Sept. 11 happened in 2001 and not in 2003. It was planned under the presidency of Bill Clinton.

The three foreign ministers and Javier Solana just had an hour and 20 minute meeting with the new foreign minister of Iran, ... Everybody knows the efforts that the EU-3 has put in (to defuse the crisis) ... We look forward to the meeting later on.

Saddam's removal is necessary to eradicate the threat from his weapons of mass destruction

Saddam's weapons pose a grave threat to international peace and security, ... We must not shrink from our commitment.

There is a general sense of guarded optimism. There have been too many false dawns over the last 60 years. There have been more tears than smiles, but I sense there is a commitment from Abbas and Sharon, a new determination to make a reality of the goal of two states living side by side.

Saddam Hussein is not entitled to any presumption of innocence.

No negotiation is ever possible if you have to negotiate not only with the people in the room but also with some other committee in permanent session.

Saddam has a chance and he has to take it,