Michael T. Flynn Quotes

The presence of jihadis in Syria should be no surprise.

The rise of ISIS in Iraq is a wider threat to the stability of the Middle East and the West than many realise.

One of the greatest fears of the Arab world is a direct conflict between Israel and the Islamic State.

Islamic State is not a threat for any particular country but for the entire world. India is alert about IS.

We must be certain that we all realize that our enemy is not an enemy that is located in one single place. There are terrorist cells all around the globe.

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 Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism.

ISIS is not an existential threat to something happening to someone in the United States of America. It's a serious problem overseas, but it's confusing and frightening.

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The fact is, the Middle East has been going crazy for 50, 60, 70 years. So it's not like, 'Oh, I need an ISIS joke.'

A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world - particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, and for the Middle East.

When you project weakness throughout the world, and you have a failed foreign policy, this is what you get. And now we have chaos in the Middle East, have ISIS taking over Iraq, Syria, Northern Africa, Egypt.

We can't completely isolate ourselves from international terrorism and the problem the world faces.

I'm afraid you're gonna have to see more American military involvement in order to keep ISIS from spreading even further.

The answer as to why ISIS gained power and influence, and why stability in the Middle East has disastrously deteriorated, does not require extensive analysis.

The more the Iranians are seen to be dominating the region, the more it is going to inflame Sunni radicalism and fuel the rise of groups like the Islamic State.

Saudi Arabia is a frightened monarchy. It's beset by Sunni extremists from the Islamic State and Shiite extremists backed by Iran.

There is no doubt something has happened that is lasting in terms of attractiveness of the nightmare that is the Islamic State.

It is in our interest to crush ISIS, terrorist groups like the al-Nusra front and Ahrar ash-Sham, and Iran's puppet Assad.

I wouldn't call it America's war on terror. Terrorism is our own fight as well, and if it coincides with the American agenda or the international agenda, well, that's fine.

We all recognize that the Mid-east is dissolving into crises, and we know terrorism did not start with 9-11.

Iran is not an enemy of ISIS; they have a lot to gain from the turmoil that ISIS creates.

We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.

ISIL presents a growing threat not only in Syria and Iraq, but throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and now in the United States as well. Terrorists and their enablers will continue to receive the unwavering attention of law enforcement and the intelligence community.

IS [Islamic State] has played a major role in helping Bashar al-Assad to reposition Syria on the international scene. Now, it is almost impossible to come up with a solution that would exclude him. The political game appears to be very cynical indeed.