Donald Trump Quotes

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

If they listen to the military people, we probably wouldn't be having an ISIS right now.

I will take a backseat to no one in keeping America safe. I have a very clear set of proposals about how we defeat ISIS.

If I had been in President Obama's shoes, I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS.

If the U.S. wants to destroy ISIS, it can destroy ISIS. We won't end terrorism around the world. But we can destroy ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Prominent generals are telling us that. Prominent national-security strategists are telling us that. So let's do it.

In my view, it is only when civilians are protected that we will defeat ISIS, and until that is at the centre of our plan, I will remain an outspoken advocate for that cause.

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

It's like [Donald's Trump] plan to defeat ISIS. He says it's a secret plan, but the only secret is that he has no plan.

Whenever they asked me the question about what are you going to do about ISIS, I say, you know, I have a real chance of winning. I don't really want to tell you. I have very strong ideas and I'll be dealing with the people in this room and other folks that are, you know, very good at this, but the last thing you want to do is give notice to the enemy.

I heard Katty Kay's name and I know Katty Kay said we didn't have a plan. Well, there is a plan, and the President [Barack Obama] is moving forward with any number of options and ways to augment our efforts on ISIL.

Banning all Muslims will make it harder for us to do exactly what we need to do, which is to destroy ISIS. We need a strategy. We need to get the lawyers off the back of the warfighters.

I think it's very hard to fight the war on terrorism if we're in retreat.

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 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.

Many in the U.S. military believe ISIS needs to be immediately, and repeatedly, smashed by American drones and warplanes.

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

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.

This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare.

Counter-terrorism is not solely a military matter.

A campaign against terrorism requires checks on ”over stretch” and a viable exit strategy.

The primary goal of the War on Terror is to prevent an attack from happening.

This policy of containment is not a winning strategy. We need a policy to defeat and destroy ISIS once and for all.

I am deeply concerned for the safety of our people brought by a lack of a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL.

We have a duty to fight ISIS; air operations alone will not defeat ISIS.