Day Quote by Jim Mattis

The Islamic State is a threat to both the moderate Islam headed by Mr. Saad al-Hariri and, of course, for Hezbollah. There is a…

— Walid Jumblatt

Islamic State is mainly a direct result of the failure in Syria. That's where IS has grown. That's where IS spread from.

— Paul Wolfowitz

Islamic State is following a clear strategy. First, it wants to solidify its power in Iraq and Syria. Then, their fighters will try to…

— Ahmed Chalabi

Hamas and Hezbollah operate within geopolitical norms. They can be negotiated and reasoned with. ISIL is a different animal altogether - a religious cult…

— Malcolm Nance

Islamic state means a state based on justice and democracy and structured upon Islamic rules and laws.

— Ruhollah Khomeini

For three years now, probably more, there is a clear common interest developed between Israel and the leading Sunni moderate entities. The Emirates, Saudi…

— Ehud Barak

What often happens with these Islamist regimes, there are differing philosophies in terms of how fast to go in getting to where everybody wants…

— Rush Limbaugh

The 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S. and coalition partners stands as one of the greatest blunders in American history. The Islamic State, also…

— Lawrence Wright

Throughout the Arab and Islamic world the feeling is that we are now in top gear for a war of civilizations, a clash of…

— Husain Haqqani

It's particularly incumbent in the Middle East on Sunni Arab nations to fight for values, to fight for the protection of innocent life, to…

— Jeff Fortenberry

Stategy in Iraq- defeat al-Qaeda; limit Iran's influence.

— John McCain

“The United States’ alignment with Saudi Arabia fueled its power in the region and throughout the Islamic world—threatening Israel and the West—and left the…

— Kerry Patton