Ariel Sharon Quotes

We all know the epicentre of terrorism in the world today is Pakistan. The world community has to come to grips with this harsh reality.

The Qataris have cut off support for the most extreme elements of terrorist organizations.

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.

I think it is absolutely correct to solve the problem of terrorism in Iraq and Syria and Libya.

The only way to fight terrorism is to fight it, not to reward it…. When terror receives one victory, terror seeks other victories.

In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fight. And NATO can play, and will play, a very crucial role in this struggle.

We are well aware from which countries and through which countries the terrorists are receiving support. In the immediate future I shall be calling upon the leaders of these states to put a stop to this kind of activity.

I am one who believes that we are, in fact, engaged in a worldwide war against terrorism. We must have the serenity to accept the fact that war is not going to go away if we ignore it.

We cannot allow Afghanistan to become again a haven for terrorists who inspire, plan and provide support for attacks like those of 11 September 2001, of 7 July 2005 in London, and more.

If we pulled out of Iraq tomorrow, Islamic jihadism is on the rise. And they continue, as we see in Lebanon, to seek to destroy the State of Israel and seek to drive America back and bring us to our knees. We must stand tall and straight.

There is no doubt ISIS poses a clear, direct threat to the United States, and decisive action is badly needed.

If we ever hope to rid the world of the political AIDS of our time, terrorism, the rule must be clear: One does not deal with terrorists; one does not bargain with terrorists; one kills terrorists.

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

We can't afford to see Afghanistan roll backwards into a failed state that could become a base from which terrorist campaigns can be launched anywhere in the world.

But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be taken increasingly seriously and came to entail waging a real war.

The growing menace of violent extremism and outright barbarism is our common threat today.

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.

We don’t intend to live with terrorism forever. We will do whatever is necessary …

The best intentioned efforts to end terrorist wars have failed again and again.

We have an unfinished worldwide war against Al Qaida, a war that has to be won in conjunction with friends and allies and that ultimately will be won as much by persuasion as by the use of force. We've got to turn off the Al Qaida recruiting machine.

This War on Terror has no boundaries …. We have to get them wherever they are.

Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price.

France will be on the front line in the fight against terrorism.

Are we fighting too many wars? And I would say no. We're fighting one war. And it's a war against radical Islamic Jihad.