Ronald Steel Quotes

Terrorists and terrorism cannot be eliminated any more than we can rid the world of disease. There will always be those who will resort to force against innocent men, women, and children in pursuit of political goals.

Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint.

We may use or release terrorist groups to seek revenge.

Terrorism is a strategy of provocation.

We have learned a long time ago that one cannot compromise with terrorists.

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism.

I never call it an insurgency. I call it terrorism.

They are being exploited by terrorists.

They may be rich, they may be powerful, they may have atom bombs, but Americans and British are no longer safe anywhere in the world…. They may perhaps be able to put Al-Qaeda out of commission, but that does not mean that there will not be other groups. They have been killing so-called terrorist all these years, but there'll simply be more and more terrorists

Terrorism and negotiations simply do not go together.

Terrorism is a means/a tactic, not an ideological or defined physical enemy

We cannot use force everywhere that a radical ideology takes root.

Israel is under a dual terrorist attack, from within and from without. And terrorism from within is always more dangerous than terrorism from without.

The real threat comes from terrorism.

You cannot have good terrorists and bad terrorists.

Terrorism knows no boundaries and doesn't respect nations' sovereignties.

Putting fear into people is the principal goal of terrorists, and they have been successful.

What's the definition of terrorism? It's to achieve an objective through the use of force and fear. These are just nasty, evil, disgusting human beings who disrespect human life.

Terrorism is simply the weapon by which the weak engage the strong.

All terrorism is theater.

Terrorism is resorted to for practical reasons because there is no other tool available. And those who use terrorism, and then subsequently become the targets of terrorism, understand its power and how difficult it is to counter it. Not just militarily. But especially in terms of international perception.

The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life. We must work very hard to avoid civilian casualties. And those terrorists and Baathists are holding the people of Fallujah hostage. We must release the hostages.

A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force.

This is a war against terrorists. Not a war against a religion, but a war against terrorists.