David Petraeus Quotes

You can't ever make serious progress against terrorism unless you deal with Israel.

One thing is certain: we will not be successful in this fight against ISIS and other extremist groups unless countries in the region are a major part of the coalition.

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

It's not in our interest, nor in the interest of other countries in the region, for terrorists to regroup again.

We have staring us in the face here an enormous opportunity to actually find a way forward to have peace and stability in Syria, to reconstitute it. It'll take years to do that. This will not be an easy fight even with concerted coordination with respect to ISIL. But it is far more doable with that kind of approach than otherwise.

There is not going to be any pass for Palestinian leadership in fighting terror.

I would only give a prize to whoever works for the peace in Syria, first of all by stopping the terrorists from flowing towards Syria, only.

We would also lean on Turkey to ensure that it closes its border to the movement of jihadi groups.

The resolution has made a real threat of war go away and opens the way for further work in the interests of a political- diplomatic settlement of the situation around Iraq.

Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan.

Russia is doing all it can to promote early stabilisation in Ukraine.

A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.

We have shown, given these last three years, that we were succeeding in fighting terrorists. While during the first 30 years of the former governments they didn't.

You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.

It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time.

If a close ally of Iran like Syria went to Iran and said, 'This peace is in our interest,' what do you think would they do? I can tell you they have never opposed any of our peace moves since 1991.

I would argue it should be a policy to defeat ISIS where they are, where they exist and prevent them from coming into the United States.

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.

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

The Obama administration has been trying out a new policy toward Syria since the day it came to office. The Bush cold shoulder was viewed as a primitive reaction, now to be replaced by sophisticated diplomacy. Outreach would substitute for isolation.

It is in the interest of France that the United States and Russia speak to each other and act in good faith against the scourge of terrorism in Syria, and contribute with our country to stabilizing a region where uncontrolled migrant flows begin today.

The process to resolve post-Islamic State issues will be difficult and intense.

Egypt has been a partner of the United States over the last 30 years, has been instrumental in keeping the peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel, which is a critical accomplishment that has meant so much to so many people.

Let's have a conversation about how we destroy ISIS.

There is no question that the Islamic State will be defeated in Mosul; the real question is what comes afterward. Can the post-Islamic State effort resolve the squabbling likely to arise over numerous issues and bring lasting stability to one of Iraq's most diverse and challenging provinces? Failure to do so could lead to ISIS 3.0.