Against Quote by Michael Hayden

The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists. That work continues.

— George W. Bush

The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever…

— Dennis C. Blair

Terrorists follow tried and tested tactics.

— Dominic Raab

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…

— Cofer Black

The same tools we need to use to keep this country safe by bringing terrorists to justice, because I guarantee you, if they have…

— Todd Tiahrt

The objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved,

— John Ashcroft

We save limited resources in terms of who we are physically screening. The approach will allow us to pay more attention to those potential…

— Anonymous

Putting fear into people is the principal goal of terrorists, and they have been successful.

— Bob Beckel

That's the thing about terrorism - it works. Especially for the terrorists - they might not get what they want but it feels damn…

— Craig Ferguson

Terrorists had the advantage of surprise

— Manmohan Singh

Whether they did or didn't, America was certainly safe between 2000 and 2008. I don't remember any terrorist attacks on American soil during that…

— Eric Bolling

It was our view of the worst that could befall our people if they were taken captive. So, what was fascinating to me was…

— Jane Mayer