David Petraeus Quotes

It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I got to see firsthand the sacrifices that Israelis make in the name of security because of the dangerous state of affairs there.

The threats against Israel are growing.

Let's be realistic, every terrorist came to Syria, he came through Turkey with the support of [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan. So, fighting those terrorists is like fighting the army of Erdogan, not the Turkish army, the army of Erdogan.

We think that Kosovo will continue to serve as a centre of violence and regional instability in future.

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.

No border that touches Israel is always secure.

For many foreign fighters, the jihad in Iraq and Syria is a commuter war.

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.

It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's now or years from now, we'll have an incendiary situation. Should we stay and play traffic cop? I don't think that serves our strategic interests.

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.

I think it is absolutely correct to solve the problem of terrorism in Iraq and Syria and Libya.

Reform is not like pushing a button…. If you don’t have peace, you have to spend most of your money on the army and security issues. All of these factors won’t make reform fast. It will definitely be slow. We are living under tension … you can’t have reform under tension.

The search for national security is today a source for urban insecurity.

Yemen is one of the most dangerous spots in the world.

The PKK is the number one threat in terms of terror in our country.

The Sunni militants that make up ISIS are not the underlying problem in Syria and Iraq, but rather they are a symptom of other deeper problems.

Syria is hosting the most dangerous terrorist organizations.

The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division.

Syria is attracting a lot more Westerners than the Iraq War ever did because it's the perfect Sunni jihad.

We pulled out of Libya. Now look what's happened: a safe haven, a vacuum, ISIS training militants to hit in Tunisia.

Syria is still the foundation of the axis of evil, and I'm not sure it's appropriate to transfer Israel's northern front to the axis of evil.

Without U.S. forces in the country, there is a strong possibility Afghanistan could host a reinvigorated Taliban allied to a reinvigorated al Qaeda.

ISIS was able to grow because the Obama administration stuck its head in the sand rather than address the emerging problem.

We are a country that met successes in the fight against terrorism.

Being a longstanding partner of the Arab world, we in India are also deeply concerned with the rise of fanaticism, extremism, and terrorism in parts of the region.