Bashir Assad Quotes

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.

More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air.

We are in a war on terrorism. We need to conduct that war and take it to the terrorists, not here at home.

Abroad, our most important policy is to support our troops and continue forward-thinking foreign policy in the war on terror - keeping our enemies on the run and hitting them before they hit us.

Are we in a state of war against terrorism, or does that require a declaration in order for us to fight.

During my time as CIA Director and Secretary of Defense, Hillary was a strong supporter of our efforts to protect our homeland, decimate al-Qaeda, and bring Osama bin Laden to justice.

Our armed forces have given many sacrifices to defeat terrorists and root out their hideouts. This fight will continue until all terrorists are defeated.

Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a military footing. I won't use the word 'combat' to avoid being painted as a crusader.

We've evolved a lot since 9/11 also, in terms of our law enforcement capabilities, our intelligence capabilities, military, counterterrorism.

When it comes to security, when it comes to ISIS, when it comes to the military, every single category I'm leading, like, by a lot.

The war on terror, rebranded under Obama as the "Overseas Contingency Operation," has morphed into war on democracy.

Pakistan's political leadership needs to make a clear choice to fight the Taliban decisively, not with half measures, the burden is on Prime Minister Sharif to show he can unite the country to defend its children.

We have an authorization to use military force against terrorists. We passed it after 9/11.

We're going to achieve our goal. We are going to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.

The United States has an absolute duty to attack terrorism where it lives and breeds, in order to prevent future attacks on American citizens around the world. The American people stand united in the face of terrorism. The men and women who undertook this mission deserve our praise and prayers.

From the first day I took the decision as President to defend my country. So, who killed ? That's another question. Actually, the terrorists have been killing our people since the beginning of this crisis two years and a half ago, and the Syrian people wanted the government and the state institutions and the army and the police to defend them, and that's what happened.

I just want to say that we are going to hit ISIS hard, and I mean really hard, but I do think this.

We will kill bin Laden. We will crush al Qaeda. That has to be our biggest national security priority.

Israel does not target civilians. It targets the terrorists.

We need a president who understands the first obligation of the commander-in-chief is to keep America safe. If I am elected president, we will hunt down and kill the terrorists. We will utterly destroy ISIS.

I do not believe that a counterterrorism strategy all by itself, without a sufficient level of counterinsurgency, will work.

Russia doesn't negotiate with terrorists. It destroys them.

The capture of Saddam has not made America safer.

We know that Seattle is mentioned frequently ... a computer was found in Afghanistan showing pictures of Seattle-area landmarks. So we are in constant contact with the FBI and with other federal authorities.