The Germans certainly – the intelligence service believed that there were WMD. It turns out that we were all wrong, probably in my judgment, and that is most disturbing. – David Kay
And like I say, I think weve got other cases other than Iraq. I do not think the problem of global proliferation of weapons technology of mass destruction is going to go away, and thats why I think it is an urgent issue. – David Kay
I also believe that it is time to begin the fundamental analysis of how we got here, what led us here and what we need to do in order to ensure that we are equipped with the best possible intelligence as we face these issues in the future. – David Kay
The result is – document destruction – were really not going to be able to prove beyond a truth the negatives and some of the positive conclusions that were going to come to. There will be always unresolved ambiguity here. – David Kay
I am sure that in Canada the people appreciate this principle, and the general intelligence which prevails over that country is such that I am sure there is no danger of a reactionary policy ever finding a response in the hearts of any considerable number of our people. – Alexander Mackenzie