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
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Whenever you're out of town, no matter modern communications, you feel a little bit out of touch.
True satisfaction and true justice, in my belief, will only come for Americans, and for that matter now for Spaniards and Turks and Saudis and Moroccans, when we put an end to terrorism.
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.
Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age.
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,
Obviously this was suspected by American authorities for some time and I think it is what it is,
absolutely delighted with the state of our relations with the People's Republic of China.
It's quite clear that there will be some actions on the part of India responding to the messages I brought
It's a keen reminder that enough is enough,
Yes, and it's generally on. And I won't tell you what it's on,
We are prepared to meet again in the future, but only if that would serve U.S. interests.
We believe that's the best opportunity we have to get Saddam Hussein to disarm.
I just don't think we had the imagination required to consider a tragedy of this magnitude.
When President Bush expressed his deep disgust and regret, it wasn't just his personal reaction as a man of principle, it was also his reaction as the head of state of a country that holds itself to a higher standard both at home and in our conduct in the world.