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title: "2 Al Quotes By John O. Brennan"
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> [Any American who joins al Qaeda will know full well that they have joined an organization that is at war with the United States. Any American who did that should know well that they in fact are part of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/any-american-who-joins-al-qaeda-will-know-full-well-that-they-have/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/john-o-brennan-10652_al_any-american-who-joins-al-qaeda-will-kno_1609624.jpg)

> [The United States does not view our authority to use military force against Al Qaeda as being restricted solely to 'hot' battlefields like Afghanistan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/the-united-states-does-not-view-our-authority-to-use-military-force/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/john-o-brennan-10652_afghanistan_the-united-states-does-not-view-our-auth_2183037.jpg)

## Other authors on Al

## More by John O. Brennan

> [You always, I think, debate with yourself about whether or not you made the right decision. And you have to then give the person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/you-always-i-think-debate-with-yourself-about-whether-or-not-you-made/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/while-the-intelligence-profession-oftentimes-demands-secrecy-it-is/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [The CIA has acknowledged that it has detained about 100 terrorists since 9/11, and about a third of them have been subjected to what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/the-cia-has-acknowledged-that-it-has-detained-about-100-terrorists/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a CIA officer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/throughout-my-career-i-had-the-great-fortune-to-experience-firsthand/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead individuals astray…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/terrorism-needs-to-be-fought-against-and-certainly-delegitimized-or/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [As we've seen, deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense. Countries typically don't want foreign soldiers in their cities and towns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/as-we-ve-seen-deploying-large-armies-abroad-won-t-always-be-our-best/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [I think we do have to take off the gloves in some areas, but within balance, and at the right time and the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/i-think-we-do-have-to-take-off-the-gloves-in-some-areas-but-within/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [U.S. computer networks and databases are under daily cyber attack by nation states, international crime organizations, subnational groups, and individual hackers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/u-s-computer-networks-and-databases-are-under-daily-cyber-attack-by/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/we-are-in-this-business-whether-it-be-intelligence-or-the-government/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [I want to be very clear: whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the administration to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/i-want-to-be-very-clear-whenever-it-is-possible-to-capture-a/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qaida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/as-a-matter-of-international-law-the-united-states-is-in-an-armed/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other nations also possess this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/the-united-states-is-the-first-nation-to-regularly-conduct-strikes/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [The men and women of the CIA are a national treasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/the-men-and-women-of-the-cia-are-a-national-treasure/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/we-need-to-make-sure-that-leaks-of-classified-information-of-national/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

> [Sometimes there are actions that we are forced to take, but there need to be boundaries beyond which we are going to recognize that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-brennan/sometimes-there-are-actions-that-we-are-forced-to-take-but-there-need/)

[John O. Brennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-brennan/)

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