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> [Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to detect and prevent terrorist attacks while we are still in the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/once-the-attacks-occur-as-we-learned-on-sept-11-it-is-too-late-it/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

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> [It urges policy makers and the Supreme Court to make the mistake of curing what could prove to be an isolated problem by disarming the government of its principal weapon to stop future terrorist attacks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/it-urges-policy-makers-and-the-supreme-court-to-make-the-mistake-of/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

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## Other authors on Attacks

## More by John Yoo

> [American soldiers had to guard prisoners on the inside while receiving mortar and weapons fire from the outside. Guantanamo is distant from any battlefield,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/american-soldiers-had-to-guard-prisoners-on-the-inside-while/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/that-is-because-the-conflict-with-al-qaeda-is-not-governed-by-the/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [A decision by the Supreme Court to subject Guantanamo to judicial review would eliminate these advantages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/a-decision-by-the-supreme-court-to-subject-guantanamo-to-judicial/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/this-is-not-to-condone-torture-which-is-still-prohibited-by-the/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/we-can-guess-that-the-unacceptable-conduct-of-the-soldiers-at-abu/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/nonetheless-article-5-makes-clear-that-if-an-iraqi-civilian-who-is/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/i-believe-that-the-power-to-declare-war-is-most-important-in-limiting/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [In light of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, critics are arguing that abuses of Iraqi prisoners are being produced by a climate of disregard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/in-light-of-the-abu-ghraib-prison-scandal-critics-are-arguing-that/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [There was nothing wrong - and everything right - with analyzing a law that establishes boundaries on interrogation in the war on terrorism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/there-was-nothing-wrong-and-everything-right-with-analyzing-a-law/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [President Bush and his commanders announced early in the conflict that the Conventions applied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/president-bush-and-his-commanders-announced-early-in-the-conflict/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [Congress has created and funded a huge peacetime military that has substantial abilities to wage offensive operations, and it has not placed restrictions on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/congress-has-created-and-funded-a-huge-peacetime-military-that-has/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [It is also worth asking whether the strict limitations of Geneva make sense in a war against terrorists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/it-is-also-worth-asking-whether-the-strict-limitations-of-geneva-make/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [The Justices are currently considering a case, argued last month, which seeks to extend the writ of habeas corpus to al Qaeda and Taliban…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/the-justices-are-currently-considering-a-case-argued-last-month-which/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [I believe that the power to declare war is most important in limiting the powers of the national government in regard to the rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/i-believe-that-the-power-to-declare-war-is-most-important-in-limiting-2/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

> [Without territory, it does not even have the resources to provide detention facilities for prisoners, even if it were interested in holding captured POWs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-yoo/without-territory-it-does-not-even-have-the-resources-to-provide/)

[John Yoo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-yoo/)

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