Imran Khan Quotes

I’m not opposed to all wars; just dumb wars.

Bombs are not going to fix ISIS.

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

We're still stymied by the old stand-off between those who wish to fight terrorism and resistance fighters.

I'm really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I'm no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice.

Can a democratic nation fight a War on Terror and at the same time bend over backward so as not to offend a few visitors' rights?

I think war should be illegal.

Fighting the Taliban and the various radical organizations on the front lines is like adding a Band-Aid to a cut, it may stop the bleeding but unless you clean it with antiseptic, the germs stay and multiply.

You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply.

We believe in peace, but we are not pacifists. Sometimes we have to use force

Israel can either shoot or shout, but it is politically impossible to be silent about terrorism

I don’t oppose all wars. And I know that in this crowd today, there is no shortage of patriots. Or of patriotism. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

I have never met anyone who wasn't against war. Even Hitler and Mussolini were, according to themselves.

The Middle East is a region where extremists go all the way and moderates just go away.

We can't afford to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban and the terrorists.

If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction.

It is very much in America's national security interests to ensure that the Taliban do not dominate Afghanistan and that neither ISIS nor al Qaeda continues their growth in the country.

I think we as a society, a global community, we as governments, need to figure out ways to combat ISIS, not just as a military force but as an idea.

Daesh will not give up their weapons unless we force them to give up their weapons.

You can't hold the armed forces responsible for being firm with terrorists. We need to be firm with terrorists.

There is one thing on which Arik will make no concessions: terrorism.

The concept of war is not the construct that will govern - psychologically, politically, and legally - our continuing response to Al Qaeda.

I think there are a number of issues that we should be addressing. I have put forth a plan to defeat ISIS.

The drama can only be brought to its climax in one of two ways -- through the selective brutality of terrorism or the impartial horrors of war.