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be disarmed

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[Iran, Libya and Syria] are irresponsible states, which must be disarmed of weapons [of] mass destruction, and a successful American move in Iraq as a model will make that easier to achieve. Ariel Sharon

We are doing everything we can to avoid war in Iraq. But if Saddam Hussein does not disarm peacefully, he will be disarmed by force. George W. Bush

Canada's position was Saddam Hussein should be disarmed. Now, to be quite honest, I had a lot of difficulty understanding how he was going to be disarmed without being replaced. Paul Martin

Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment. Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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