Michael Mandelbaum Quotes

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

To win the war on terror, we must know who our friends are and where our enemies are hiding. We can't continue fighting terrorism using the same foreign policy blueprints that were in place before September 11th.

With terrorism becoming the increasing tactic of choice, the military component would become a smaller component of our national security system.

Those are the two issues: Protecting the homeland and stopping the war and going after ISIS in a way that ends the terrorism.

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary.

The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

It is all too evident that our nation, and the governments of other countries, require all the help they can get in order to fight the War on Terrorism against people who have no qualms about taking the lives of innocent men, women, and children.

The war against terrorism is one we must win.

We are a country that met successes in the fight against terrorism.

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.

The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.

The war on terror is a fight that we did not start, but it is one that we shall finish.

We need new partnerships in fighting terrorism and building peace.

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people.

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 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.

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.

We know we must win the war on terror to protect innocent people and the freedoms that define our way of life.

We must continue to ensure law enforcement has the necessary tools to combat terrorism here at home. We must also work with our allies and provide our military with the weapons and protective gear they need to defeat terrorism abroad.

Where the stakes are the highest, in the war on terror, we cannot possibly succeed without extraordinary international cooperation. Effective international police actions require the highest degree of intelligence sharing, planning and collaborative enforcement.

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.

Afghanistan must never again be a safe haven for terrorism.

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

War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy of the world's first superpower, of a great democracy, with genuinely idealistic traditions.