Cold war Quote by Jeffrey Gettleman

In order to get re-elected, Obama told us Al Qaeda was on the run and all but defeated.

— Richard Grenell

“From where would failed Americans leap if all of our towering buildings were razed to the ground? He envisions inflated airfares to Niagara Falls;…

— Alex Kudera

“the rise and decline of the Islamic State, and the impending resurgence of al-Qaeda. In”

— Ali H. Soufan

Bin Laden had come to the delusional conclusion that the United States was as weak as the Soviet Union had once been.

— Peter Bergen

“Al Qaeda's central political objective is the creation of an Islamic republic, not the progressive realignment of American foreign policy.”

— Simon Cottee

Before 9/11, al-Qaeda was an organization of global reach.

— Peter Bergen

“Until al Qaeda attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, Hizballah had killed more Americans than had any terrorist group in history.”

— Robert M. Gates

“As Osama bin Laden puts it: "In this final phase of the ongoing struggle, the world of the infidels was divided between two superpowers--the…

— Bernard Lewis

“Just as the West’s support for the Afghan jihad against the Soviets in the 1980s laid the ground for the rise of Islamist terrorism,…

— Edward Luce

Credible reporting indicates that Al Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an…

— Tom Ridge

One of the themes of 'The Longest War,' my book, which came out before the Arab spring happened, was how al-Qaida and bin Laden…

— Peter Bergen

That's Al Qaeda's new plan: to destroy America one period at a time.

— Chelsea Handler