Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage
Richard Crispin Armitageis an English film, television, theatre and voice actor. He became an overnight sensation in his native England with his first leading role as John Thornton in the British television programme North & South. But it was his role as dwarf prince and leader Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit that first brought him international recognition. Other notable roles include John Proctor in Yaël Farber’s stage production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Francis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 August 1971
CityHuncote, England
CountryUnited States of America
We believe that's the best opportunity we have to get Saddam Hussein to disarm.
Let's be clear: Neither Secretary Powell or I opposed the notion of removing Saddam Hussein by force, but we wanted to avoid the war if we could. But if we couldn't, the notion of removing Saddam Hussein from the scene seemed eminently sensible, given that you had, what, 16 or so U.N. Security Council resolutions basically saying the same thing.
We have received a variety of messages from North Korea in recent months and it seems to me that the general thrust is that they would welcome a visit by assistant secretary (James) Kelly,
North Korea is not an insane nation. It is not a crazy nation.
I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people.
There are ways to pursue political change. In a democracy, it's through the ballot box. There are other ways, and many democracies have many different systems of democracy.
Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age.
The terrible bombing here in Riyadh today showed the wisdom of that decision.
It's a keen reminder that enough is enough,
Now, whether it is the mobile labs or weapons disguised as industry, we are finding ... that the capabilities were even more dispersed and disguised than we had thought,
We have to seize the moment, ... probe the minds of the Pakistanis and Indians to see if there is not a way to lower the temperature.
I'd have described myself as a Tolkien reader before this, but now I'd describe myself as a Tolkien geek.
The development of weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to carry them would be a very destabilizing effect, should Iran be able to accomplish that.
I come from very conservative parents, and we weren't particularly wealthy, but we were comfortable.