Michael Scheuer Quotes

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

I do not believe that the Sunni tribes have gone over to the Islamic State.

ISIS is at war with America, but America is not at war with ISIS - not the president, nor the Congress, and certainly not the American people.

The word 'insurgency' had connotations that really sent a shiver down the spine of folks in Washington, in the United States - for good reason, because it means this is something much bigger than just a few terrorist cells.

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

Iraq is falling apart.

Even the majority of the Sunnis have grown tired of foreign terrorists operating in Iraq.

The insurgents are Baathists and Sunnis in Iraq who have as their goal a separate and distinct one of toppling the government that is there and creating their own.

Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because of Islamic terror.

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

The presence of jihadis in Syria should be no surprise.

I never call it an insurgency. I call it terrorism.

Head for jihad and have your guns ready.

Find Al Quaeda and Kill Them

Terrorism often finds a home in states mired in civil war …

Syria is hosting the most dangerous terrorist organizations.

The Islamic State is using medieval tactics.

ISIS has never fought a real battle.

I've dealt with the Taliban and al Qaeda.

After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do.

The Iraq conflict, while not a cause of extremism, has become a cause for extremists.

In principle... no government in the world can accept an armed terrorist group, some of them coming from abroad, controlling streets and villages in the name of 'jihad'.

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.