Counterterrorism Quotes
22 quotes by 17 authors
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When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American…
— John O. Brennan
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By the time President Obama took office, Guantanamo was viewed internationally as a symbol of a counterterrorism approach that flouted our laws and strayed from…
— John O. Brennan
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It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net broader than that. But I…
— Dick Cheney
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Third, we will continue to draw on our substantial counterterrorism capabilities to prevent ISIL attacks. Working with our partners, we will redouble our efforts to…
— Barack Obama
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We worked to develop our own operations to advance U.S. counterterrorism objectives by penetrating terrorist safe havens and collecting intelligence that would inform policy and…
— Cofer Black
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Terrorists continue to exploit divisions between law enforcement and the intelligence communities that limit the sharing of vital counterterrorism information.
— Jim Sensenbrenner
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According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin…
— Ferdinand Mount
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I knew from the beginning that privacy was going to be a huge issue, especially with regard to applying Total Information Awareness in counterterrorism. Because…
— John Poindexter
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I want to improve TSA's counterterrorism focus through intelligence and cutting edge technology, support the TSA workforce, and strengthen the agency's relationships with stakeholders and…
— John S. Pistole
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One of the reasons I continue to speak out is that the solutions to the counterterrorism problem involve other parts of the national security community…
— John Poindexter
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Our intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that's why we need an overall director of national intelligence and a…
— Jim Ramstad
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I think what we've learned is that the terrorist threat is serious, but it shifts. You cannot make a single person the sole focus of…
— Paul Bremer
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I think there was a pretty smooth hand-off from the administration of President Clinton to the administration of President Bush, particularly in the counterterrorism area.…
— Richard Armitage
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Many of Bush's defenders have praised him for keeping the country safe since Sept. 11, 2001. He deserves that praise, and I'm perfectly happy to…
— William Kristol
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One of the great intellectual failures of the American intelligence community, and especially the counterterrorism community, is to assume if someone hasn't attacked us, it's…
— Michael Scheuer
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Counterterrorism isn't really about the nunchakus, the guns and gadgets. It's about psychology.
— Claire Danes
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Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations - including counterterrorism operations - in…
— Jack Keane
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The U.S., often in secret, carries out counterterrorism missions all the time, with drones in places like Yemen and Somalia.
— Richard Engel
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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…
— John O. Brennan
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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…
— John O. Brennan
Who Wrote These Counterterrorism Quotes
17 authors contributed a total of 22 Counterterrorism Quotes as follows: