Best John O. Brennan Quotes
- I want to be very clear: whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the administration to take… Administration
- I will not, nor will I ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods. For when that happens, our national security is endangered and lives… Divulge
- In full accordance with the law - and in order to prevent terrorist attacks on the United States and to save American lives - the… Accordance
- President Obama is determined that our foreign and national security policies not play into al-Qa'ida's strategy or its warped ideology. Al-Qa'ida seeks to terrorize us… Al
- Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in 2013 - or than it… Accurate
- Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead individuals astray to… Astray
- The preservation of our national security and the laws that define us as the United States of America demand that we understand the intersection of… America
- The United States is the first nation to regularly conduct strikes using remotely piloted aircraft in an armed conflict. Other nations also possess this technology.… Acquiring
- We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent… Classified
- Is real, it is serious, it is growing, and it constitutes one of the greatest threats to our national security and, indeed, to global security. Constitutes
- The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so… Action
- To me, terrorists should not be able to hide behind their passports and their citizenship, and that includes U.S. citizens, whether they are overseas or… Able
- 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… Al
- I think we do have to take off the gloves in some areas, but within balance, and at the right time and the right way,… Areas
- Our counterterrorism tools do not exist in a vacuum. They are stronger and more sustainable when the American people understand and support them. They are… American
- Where terrorists offer injustice, disorder and destruction, the United States and its allies stand for freedom, fairness, equality, hope, and opportunity. Allies
- U.S. computer networks and databases are under daily cyber attack by nation states, international crime organizations, subnational groups, and individual hackers. Attack
- You know, President Obama feels very strongly that the government has a responsibility to engage with the American people, as well as with the world… American
- We will never abdicate the security of the United States to a foreign country or refrain from taking action when appropriate. But we cannot ignore… Abdicate
- Our democratic values also include - and our national security demands - open and transparent government. Some information obviously needs to be protected. And since… American
- Since taking office, President Obama has worked to restore a positive vision of American leadership in the world - leadership defined, not by the threats… Advances
- If a person is a U.S. citizen, and he is on the battlefield in Afghanistan or Iraq trying to attack our troops, he will face… Afghanistan
- We know from the material that was recovered from the bin Laden compound that bin Laden was looking at the 10th anniversary of 9/11 as… Anniversary