George W. Bush Quotes

Of course, Islamist terrorists must be captured or killed and their networks disrupted. But to stop their movement’s growth, their ideology must also be undermined.

We don't tolerate terrorism. We go after the terrorists and those who support them and those who justify their actions.

We face now an era where we're going to be fighting the terrorist threat. I mean, that's simply a reality we are going to have to address that one.

Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.

Switzerland is part of the fight against terrorism. There is no neutrality against this threat.

True terrorism, you know, weaponized fear. In defense of ourselves, we're fighting - actively fighting something else. But if you're going to fight terrorism, to me, you fight the root causes of terrorism.

I believe when the country feels threatened it is important that we are seen to be working together to find an appropriate structure for dealing with terrorists in our midst.

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.

To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising, recruitment and training.

The threat from terrorists - from extreme ideologies - needs to be challenged head-on.

We have adopted zero-tolerance policy against terrorism. We have not fed biryani to terrorists.

They only have to be right one time, the terrorists do, and we have to be wrong one time.

A big challenge in combating terrorism is learning how to think about things that we can't imagine.

In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way.

Terrorists will always find a way to communicate. They will always find a solution.

ISIS is a radical jihadist group that is increasingly sophisticated in its ability, for example, to radicalize American citizens, in its inability to exploit loopholes in our legal immigration system, in its ability to capture and hold territory in the Middle East, as I outlined earlier, in multiple countries.

Folks, we're starting to learn more and more about that man arrested in the New York SUV car bombing case. His name is Faisal Shahzad. He's from Pakistan. What tipped off the authorities he might be the bomber? His name is Faisal Shahzad. He's from Pakistan.

There can be no doubt that these attacks are deliberate acts of terrorism, carefully planned and coordinated and as such I condemn them utterly. Terrorism must be fought resolutely wherever it appears.

Social media is not only the most important tool for inciting terrorists, it can also be an effective weapon against them.

We fight terrorism. It threatens our sovereign, democratic, compassionate and decent way of life.

Terrorism is resorted to for practical reasons because there is no other tool available. And those who use terrorism, and then subsequently become the targets of terrorism, understand its power and how difficult it is to counter it. Not just militarily. But especially in terms of international perception.

The central role in the fight against terrorism is with national authorities.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

I think the American people believe in stopping and preventing terrorism pretty much at any cost.

Terrorism needs to be fought against and certainly delegitimized or attacked, but some of the underlying grievances that might in fact lead individuals astray to terrorism cannot be ignored.