Chris Van Hollen Quotes

As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan.

American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.

The war on terror, if this is a war on terror, can only be won by a sincere regional and international cooperation. All have to believe they have something at stake and work together. In the absence of this it will become political and interest-oriented.

If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next.

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

Global issues require common responses: Only together we can create the conditions to defeat Daesh and al Qaeda, block channels for terrorist financing, tackle foreign terrorist fighters.

Terrorism gravely threatens international peace and security, and as a solution, the power and apparent finality of force are seductive.

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.

I don't think there's any question that America is safer as a result of the bin Laden operation.

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

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

For the security of the UK, it matters a lot for Somalia to become a more stable place.

War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy of the world's first superpower, of a great democracy, with genuinely idealistic traditions.

I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States.

We must fight and win the battle against terror overseas so we never have to fight it here at home.

I believe that work can be done on security; in combating terrorism in Mexico we have done our part in this area. But at the same time, the world must continue working.

The war against terrorism is one we must win.

The relevance for 9/11 is that what 9/11 marked was the beginning of a struggle in which the terrorists come at us and strike us here on our home territory. And it's a global operation. It doesn't know national boundaries or national borders.

During the 1990s, world leaders looked at the mounting threat of terrorism, looked up, looked away, and hoped the problem would go away.

To win the war on terror, we must know who our friends are and where our enemies are hiding. We can't continue fighting terrorism using the same foreign policy blueprints that were in place before September 11th.

Then we can help these failed states turn around and give their people a better life. This, too, is a critical part of this global war on terrorism, and Canada and the United States are together.

We cannot win this war on terror if people are undercutting us. And one way to undercut us is to empower Iran.

It's probably time to end the global war on terrorism.

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.