Richard Shelby Quotes

Blowing terrorists to smithereens is gratifying.

For a generation, terrorists learned they could make war on free nations without fear of war in return. On September 12, the terrorists got war in return.

The only message that terrorists need to get is that they're going to be beaten.

People in the Pentagon had colleagues killed and maimed by bin Laden. They're trying to find bin Laden and kill him and his cult. Naturally they consider that a legitimate thing to do, but they're having mixed success at the job.

In responding to a terrorist attack, there are only two choices - take the fight to the enemy or wait until they hit you again. In my estimation, America chose the first.

Offensively attack the terrorist so that you will not suffer the result of terrorism the next time.

Every nation should wrestle with the question of what it means to defend itself, what it means to take revenge.

Al Qaeda attacked the U.S.S. Cole and bombed several U.S. embassies in East Africa in the late 1990s. We knew who did it, but we didn't go after them. Instead, we beefed up security at our embassies and changed the Navy's rules of engagement. It only served to embolden Al Qaeda.

Since September 11, 2001, the powerful coalition of nations, led by the United States, has seen many successes against al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. It is imperative that we remain united and steadfast in the quest to defeat terrorism around the world.

Every time we meet a new terrorist group, we argue they are utterly different and we can learn nothing from the last time. Of course they are different, but some lessons on how we deal with them seem to apply in all cases.

I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status of war enemies, and one cannot lead a war against a network if the term war is to retain any definite meaning.

We need to ask who is the enemy, and the enemies are terrorists.

With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got.

Since the events of September 11, we've rightfully changed our military strategy so we're now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen.

If America has the right to target Osama bin Laden, or terrorists, of course Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorism.

The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.

We must hunt the terrorists down and kill them. There is no other way to respond to those so committed to the destruction of life.

No matter how many plots we uncover and disrupt, no matter how many terrorist organizations we degrade or destroy, another individual or group will rise to take their place.

The United States was an innocent victim after September 11. It had never attacked or occupied Afghanistan. So therefore it had no choice but to go after the aggressors.

And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.

In the face of terrorism, a united front is one of the strongest weapons.

More terrorists and extremists have been captured or killed in Pakistan than in any place in the world.

The only way to fight terrorism is to fight it, not to reward it…. When terror receives one victory, terror seeks other victories.

They may be rich, they may be powerful, they may have atom bombs, but Americans and British are no longer safe anywhere in the world…. They may perhaps be able to put Al-Qaeda out of commission, but that does not mean that there will not be other groups. They have been killing so-called terrorist all these years, but there'll simply be more and more terrorists

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