Richard Armitage Quotes


I don't know if, at the end of the day, how brave Saddam Hussein would be if he were stripped of his bodyguards and everything else.


Citations

Armitage, Richard. Interview. Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera Media Network, 2003.

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Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage
  • Born: April 26, 1945
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician, Veteran, Diplomat, Government Official

Richard Lee Armitage is an American former diplomat and government official. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Armitage served as a U.S. Navy officer in three combat tours of duty in the Vietnam War as a riverine warfare advisor. After leaving active duty, he served in a number of civil-service roles under Republican administrations. He worked as an aide to Senator Bob Dole before serving in various posts in the Defense Department and State Department.