Andy Serkis Quotes

In late 2009, I returned to Baghdad after a lengthy absence. I was living alone, in the Hamra Hotel, the twice bombed-out de facto international news bureau.

Iraq is in a civil war. There is no road in that country that is safe.

When it is over, if it is over, this war will have horrible consequences. Instead of having one Bin Laden, we will have 100 Bin Ladens.

The Iraqis, because they had become so tired of war, they were very peaceful and easy to work with. But the Syrian children—–the boys—–they have this idea, "We have to go back to Syria to fight": They hear this constantly from their fathers—–you're going to be a soldier and go back to Syria—–so they're little rebels, not little kids. It's all about ... how they need to go back and avenge what happened.

Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.

Of course, I'm drawn to a place like Iraq because It's the biggest story of our generation.

The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environment that has given rise and power to the extremists who export terrorism.

In many parts of the world, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan, terrorism, war and conflict stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering.

The Gates of Hell have been opened in Iraq.

This is the Middle East. None of the people who were involved with this will be allowed to live.

If the principle product of the Middle East were broccoli, we would not worry about the Middle East.

ISIS filled the vacuum in Iraq and Syria created by a lack of effective governance.

I don't want to be overly dramatic, but Iraq and Syria are gone, and they aren't coming back, at least not as centralized states.

A lot of terrorists fled out of Afghanistan.

The U.N. and other international bodies, along with wealthier nations, could manage the unavoidable migration from poorer countries if there were greater focus on stopping the larger chaos created by leaders who finance and support terrorism in the name of Islam.

Don't forget we are in a state of war and no peace. But it's very dynamic and challenging compared to the rest of the Arab world.

I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.

Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual.

For years, Lebanese have known that Palestinian camps like Nahr al-Barid and Ain al-Helwe - hopeless slums crowded with generations of disenfranchised Palestinian refugees who can't go home because of Israel, and can't work because of Lebanese laws - are awash with gunmen, criminals and, since the war in Iraq, al-Qaida inspired jihadists.

If Egypt is unstable, then the entire region is unstable.

The Syrian regime is helping the insurgency in Iraq and allowing all kinds of militants to come in and out, and go to Iraq to attack random soldiers and innocent people.

The reality in Iraq is that we are creating new terrorists and severely damaging the public impression of the United States in the Muslim world.

There have been linkages between the Iraqi government and al-Qaeda going back more or less a decade.

Iraq is falling apart.

The road ahead is not easy. Iraq is currently the center of the war on terror.