Quotes About Terrorism

Al Qaeda has come back. Al Qaeda is a resilient organization. But they're not here in large numbers. But al Qaeda doesn't have to be anywhere in large numbers.

Muslim women can save the world from ISIS.

An attack on the scale of Sept. 11 would rock the markets and the economy.

There is a clear interest within ISIS to drag Israel into a war with them. If they do so, they will be able to paint Israel as having an alliance with the states fighting against them.

The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.

What could be better in al-Qaeda's mind than to have India and Pakistan going at each other? What more to further their aims?

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.

The invasion of Iraq, particularly, gave a big shot in the arm to the jihadi extremists.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.

Stuart Taylor, Jr., "The Bill to Combat Terrorism Doesn't Go Far Enough," National Journal 33 (2001): 3319. 17. 531 U.S.

In a world of inhumanity, war and terrorism, American citizenship is a very precious possession.

Can a democratic nation fight a War on Terror and at the same time bend over backward so as not to offend a few visitors' rights?

As we have all said, we understand that electronic surveillance is a vital tool in the war on terror. We all want to know when Osama bin Laden is calling: when he is calling, who he is calling, and what he is saying.

Terrorism has once again shown it is prepared deliberately to stop at nothing in creating human victims. An end must be put to this. As never before, it is vital to unite forces of the entire world community against terror.

Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.

When we fight to uphold the rule of law, it's vital we uphold the rule of law as we fight. Otherwise we simply play into the hands of the terrorists and undermine our values and system of justice.

When I'm looking for a leader who's gonna sit across the negotiating table from a nuclear Iran, or who's gonna be intent on destroying ISIS, I couldn't care less about that leader's temperament or his tone or his vocabulary. Frankly, I want the meanest, toughest son of a gun I can find.

When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words. Look out for the expansive use of 'terrorism' and 'extremism.' Be alive to the fatal notions of 'exception' and 'emergency.' Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

I will be a vocal advocate for the American-Israeli relationship, and for our combined efforts to defeat terrorism and promote democracy around the world.

We need a clear plan to put radical Islamic terrorism out of vogue, and it should be eliminated at its roots. American SOF are part of the puzzle, but they do not, by themselves, complete the picture.

We have to defeat them on the battlefield and in the marketplace of ideals. And PBS, I believe, owed the nation the chance to hear the moderate Muslim voices who decry terrorism and Jihadism, and they didn't give them that chance, and that's a terrible thing.

Obviously, there's always a battle over philosophical leanings and persuasions, but the bottom line here is that Americans need to understand that this is an ideology in jihadist terrorism that is dangerous beyond words, and we need the moderate Muslim voices to be heard here if this is to be diminished in Islam itself.

ISIS controls a territory roughly the size of Maryland where 8 million people live. If it's attacked and toppled, who will fill the void?