Stephen Kinzer Quotes

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.

Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.

If you don't fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately. So I think it's a cost-benefit ratio. The more that we put into the State Department's diplomacy, hopefully the less we have to put into a military budget as we deal with the outcome of an apparent American withdrawal from the international scene.

The surest way to empower the new terrorist gangs would be to withdraw from U.S. diplomatic missions.

Clinton himself acted in ways which increased the threat of terror.

This issue of terrorism is as much an issue for Pakistan as it is a Western issue.

We need the cooperation of the Pakistanis. If we don't have any, we lose insight into the actions of those who would do our country harm.

We need a commander in chief that speaks the truth. We will not defeat radical Islamic terrorism so long as we have a president unwilling to utter the words 'radical Islamic terrorism'.

Al Qaeda is almost all in Pakistan, and Pakistan has nuclear weapons. And yet for every dollar we're spending in Pakistan, we're spending $30 in Afghanistan. Does that make strategic sense?

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit.

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

The dividing line for Yisrael Beiteinu is who supports terror and who fights terror.

The war against terrorism is one we must win.

We need new partnerships in fighting terrorism and building peace.

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.

The campaign against terrorism is going to be global and it's going to be long and there's reason to expect there will be difficulties along the way.

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.

We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability.

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

Our safety requires a long-term military presence in the Middle East because that's where the plans to attack us are emanating.

At the present time we are keeping our military expenditures below the…minimum which would in themselves ensure national security. By doing so we are able to increase our expenditures to assist in European recovery.

It is not about a war against a country, or a war against a religion but rather about the struggle against terrorist violence. As such I do not exclude the use of repressive police and military measures.

With terrorism becoming the increasing tactic of choice, the military component would become a smaller component of our national security system.