Bob Graham Quotes

Why did the Clinton Administration wait from 1995 to 1998 to tighten security and bolster counterintelligence at U.S. weapons labs?

I don't believe that the Bush Administration had something to do with September 11th. I do believe that there were a lot of warning signals, but I don't think they were ignored on purpose - Bush just wanted to go to the ranch for a month.

What's the top area of concern? What's the top issue? National security. That is what people think about night. 'Are my children going to be safe? Am I going to be safe when I'm out and about in the community?'

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

The Senate is not interested in the security of the American people.

Nations unfortunately have to be prepared for security problems that arise from symbolic and irrational behavior…

We are much safer in the United States, but not yet safe.

The big priorities will focus on the security and economic side because they really go hand in hand.

I had the gravest forebodings about this organization and warned the President that as set up, neither he, the National Security Council, nor anyone else would be in a position to know what it was doing or control it.

National security, both internal and external, is a challenge.

Europe is especially vulnerable to terrorists who may hide among the refugees pouring across its borders.

National security is not just things that go boom. It is not just terrorists and foreign adversaries.

India needs to intensify its security even if it mean people are inconvenienced.

We've shown that when an attack does happen, our agents and analysts will move heaven and earth to find those responsible.

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.

The American people, or at least the ones that I get on the subway with - they know there's a real threat out there. They felt like Iraq lessened our ability to fight that threat.

Do I believe Edward Snowden contributed to the rise of ISIS? Yes. Would they have gotten there without the help he provided them? Probably. Would they have been able to conduct this attack in Paris without him? Maybe. So the honest answer is I don't know.

I do think that when you go into red states, they're - so-called red states - I think they're troubled with certain excesses with respect to the Patriot Act, but they're also concerned with making sure we're secure against terrorism.

I think since the systematic emergence of terrorism and the assassination attempts, everything has tightened. My hope is that it loosens back up once I leave.

Everyone is now a potential terrorist.

It has been clear for some time now that we have to do more for domestic and external security. I am prepared for that.

The lesson of September the 11th is: Take threats before they fully materialize.

We have had a lot of problems where you look at San Bernardino, you look at Orlando, you look at the World Trade Center, you look at so many different things.

America is facing some major threats. Cyber warfare, Islamic terror and Russia, does it sound terrible? It sounds like the end of the world.

We have to decide why terrorism is a new threat. There has always been terrorism.