Muhammadu Buhari Quotes

Defeat the Taliban. Secure the population.

We will bring justice to the savage terrorists known as Boko Haram. They will be defeated.

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.

To leave Afghanistan as a playground for terrorists and adventurers was simply not possible anymore.

We succeeded in fighting terrorism - we will succeed in reconstruction.

Nigeria may have contained Ebola, but keeping Boko Haram from establishing an Islamic State will be a hard and bloody fight.

Imagine what Nigeria could do for Africa if it was also free of Boko Haram's violence.

We want peace and development in all 10 states of South Sudan - we don't want military backing.

The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. We have not seen them able to conduct any kind of organized attack to regain any territory that they've lost. We've seen levels of violence going down.

We owe our troops more than rhetoric; we owe them a real plan. The Administration has yet to put forward a strategy for achieving stability in Iraq, ending the conflict, and handing over sovereignty to the people of Iraq and the new Iraqi government.

I built Kosovo for 10 years.

If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire of insurgency and terrorism, we must clarify our intent.

To many, peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to young people. To some - especially those from regions involved in conflict - peacekeeping and efforts to preserve peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperity and hope for the future.

Egypt needs law and order in Sinai to save the tourist industry in Sharm el-Sheik and prevent the area from becoming a base for terrorists that will target Egypt itself, as well as Jordan and Israel.

Anyone who believes that the eternal question of war and peace in Europe is no longer there risks being deeply mistaken.

The war on terror is a struggle that will last for generations.

We must take all that territory away from ISIS.

Rebuilding Afghanistan is not going to be solved by pouring billions in. Getting rid of the Taliban does not rid us of the problems of fundamentalism and instability.

We will prevent war, whatever it takes.

As a government, it is our responsibility to maintain security for all citizens in Darfur.

If Pakistan and ISI stop supporting terrorist groups, security situation in South Asia would improve significantly.

Obviously it is right that the Afghans take responsibility for their own future in the end, but they need to know and feel that we are there as partners for them if they are prepared to make the necessary changes. But we should be in no doubt as to why we are in Afghanistan. We ended up there because terrorism hatched there erupted thousands of miles away in New York on Sept. 11.

I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet.

As I watch what is happening in the Middle East and the carnage that comes over our television screens every evening, I cannot help but ask myself, what is wrong with humankind that we cannot stop the killing?