Mike Johanns Quotes

The American people should be informed about what kind of capability terrorists have inside the United States. They should be informed of why we are not using information to do a more effective job of dealing with terrorists.

The Blue and White government, led by me, will assemble the strongest security cabinet against terrorism and restore deterrence.

We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.

I did not want to provide a blueprint or roadmap for the terrorists, saying 'Here are our new security procedures'.

Fighting a war on terrorism is like fighting against crime. We can never hope to eradicate crime, so we shouldn't bother fighting it.

In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.

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.

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.

We're told another large-scale terrorist attack is inevitable by those people who have committed so many resources to preventing it. They likely know what they're talking about.

We will have to continue to improve our human intelligence system-something that was, unfortunately, lacking in the years which led up to September 11. This is going to be a continuing process of change.

We are keeping New Jersey one step, several steps, ahead of terrorism.

It is necessary secretly ---and urgently---to prepare for terror. And on Tuesday we will decide whether it will be through the SNK or otherwise

In the difficult fight against the new menace of international terrorism, there is nothing more crucial than timely and accurate intelligence

In counter terrorism it is usually easier to go for a clean strike than to determine what the reasons are for the terrorists to attack us.

When it comes to terrorism, the only path to safety is the path to action.

Successful counter-terrorist strategies are based on accurate and detailed intelligence on terrorist networks and activities

When these attacks occur, as they likely will, we will wonder what more we could have done to stop them.

We could have prevented the terrorist attack on the Boston Marathon if we had 20,000 troops shoulder to shoulder.

Whether it's at a concert in France or a restaurant in the United States, terrorism doesn't have to happen in a military installation by any stretch of the imagination.

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, it became clear that the FBI's number one priority must be the prevention of another terrorist attack.

As has been the case throughout the history of terrorism, government anxiety centres on what to do about those against whom there may be intelligence but no usable evidence.

When I was director of public prosecutions, from 2008 to 2013, I had a first-rate counter-terrorism team, who worked closely with the police and the security and intelligence services to defeat and disrupt terrorism.

A broad base of knowledge is critically important to our ability to investigate terrorism.

We need to strengthen our analytic capacity in Washington, we need to centralize the anti-terrorism effort.