Yes, we need a force to continue to train, assist, advise the Iraqi army. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
ISIS is on the offense, with the ability to attack at will, anyplace, anytime. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
I remember speaking to a sheik who came back into the political system in late 2008, laid down his arms. His troops… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
United States and our allied partners need to wake up. ISIS is at war with us and civilization. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
There are very few fighters in the ISIS organization in Iraq and Syria coming from the United States; most of them have… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
If Assad continues to conduct strikes against the Free Syrian Army at will, it would be very difficult for them to have… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Russia, their number one client in the Middle East is Syria; that is their foothold in the Middle East. They want to… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the Al Qaeda's mind,… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The only people that have ever fought ISIS in Syria is not the regime; it is the Free Syrian Army. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
In the early 2009, a campaign plan developed by Petraeus and General McChrystal to defeat the Taliban, they required a minimum force… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The homegrown terrorists are the most significant because any fighter returning from Syria to the United States would likely be identified and… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Here's the problem the Free Syrian Army has. They really want to topple the regime in Damascus, and this is where most… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The fact that we walked away from the Middle East, as distasteful as it was for us to stay involved and prevent… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
In my own mind, it is profoundly disappointing to see what has occurred in Iraq given the sacrifice of our troops, given… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
What did we want out of Iraq? We wanted a country that was stable and secure, that elected its own government, that… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Economically, ISIS is making money every day on the black market with their oil fields. But they are also putting money in… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
This radical Islam is a religious-based ideology. And you actually have to, when you deal with the ideology, you have to attack… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Air power will not defeat ISIS. It has not been able to deny ISIS freedom of maneuver and the ability to attack… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations - including counterterrorism… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
While conducting a conventional war in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has staged terrorist attacks on a global scale against the people from… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback,… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
I'm a New York kid, so when I saw that plane that hit the first building, I suspected it was terrorism -… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
In 2011, General Alston, four-star commander in Iraq, recommended to the President, a force level of over 20,000. The President rejected it… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The Taliban has not, in my judgment, in any significant way changed their fundamental goal and objective, which is to take over… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to talk about sectarian conflicts of the war in Iraq, but the fact of the matter is, Sunnis have lived… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
I totally disagree with the premise that al Qaeda is on the path to defeat. Quite the contrary, al Qaeda has deliberately… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Al Qaeda has overplayed their hand. What the al Qaeda do when they go into a town or village or a neighborhood… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
The fact to the matter is, we never developed a comprehensive strategy to deal with radical Islam. And the 9/11 commission said… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
By the end of 2008, clearly, the al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the al Qaeda's mind,… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
I'm a New York kid, so when I saw that plane that hit the first building, I suspected it was terrorism - blue sky… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Russia, their number one client in the Middle East is Syria; that is their foothold in the Middle East. They want to have influence… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
This radical Islam is a religious-based ideology. And you actually have to, when you deal with the ideology, you have to attack it on… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Air power will not defeat ISIS. It has not been able to deny ISIS freedom of maneuver and the ability to attack at will. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
ISIS is on the offense, with the ability to attack at will, anyplace, anytime. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Fighting forces, particularly ground forces, have to operate on the basis of unit cohesion. — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
Al Qaeda has overplayed their hand. What the al Qaeda do when they go into a town or village or a neighborhood inside a… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
To get an Army that's already fighting a war to change in stride to a total different military strategy on the ground - and… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
President-elect Trump wants to win them if you're going to be involved in a war. I don't think he wants to be involved in… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
We have a sufficient political class, and the military doesn't have to get involved in high national office. The days of doing that, post-Civil… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors'… — Jack Keane Copy Share Image
