#terrorist

Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead. ↗

— Barack Obama

#actually #afghanistan #ago #al #attacked

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they should not be confused. ↗

— Richard Perle

#confused #invisibility #law-abiding #law-abiding citizens #privacy

Increased and better screening for explosives is necessary - and Congress should fund it and TSA should implement it as quickly as possible - however that screening doesn't reduce the risk posed by a trained terrorist with an unconventional weapon. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#congress #explosives #fund #however #implement

I'm confident that the terrorists are aware that from the curb to the cockpit we've got additional security measures that didn't exist a couple of years ago. ↗

— Tom Ridge

#ago #aware #cockpit #confident #couple

Simply killing everyone who is already a terrorist today won't solve the problem. ↗

— Brent Scowcroft

#everyone #killing #problem #simply #solve

If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the people who were yesterday's terrorists become tomorrow's elected officials and they're part of the system. ↗

— John Shelby Spong

#begin #brighter #brighter future #elected #elected officials

A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force. ↗

— William Blum

#air force #bomb #force #someone #terrorist

Poverty does not make people terrorists, but terrorists can exploit the frustration it creates and use it as a breeding-ground for violent ideas. ↗

— Anna Lindh

#does #exploit #frustration #ideas #make

America and its allies are engaged in a war against a terrorist movement that spans all corners of the globe. It is sparked by radical ideologues that breed hatred, oppression, and violence against all of their declared enemies. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#allies #america #breed #corners #declared

The President of Iran has called for the destruction of Israel and the West and has even denied the holocaust took place. Iran and its terrorist arm Hezbollah are responsible for the current conflicts between Israel and Lebanon. ↗

— Michael McCaul

#between #called #conflicts #current #denied