John Yoo Quotes

If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war?

If we exchange more prisoners, they will again fight us immediately and we will have to exterminate the entire South.

Prisoners of war shall be treated as regards board, lodging, and clothing on the same footing as the troops of the Government who captured them.

The moment the first American soldier sets foot on the Japanese mainland, all prisoners of war will be shot.

I was not. . As regards myself, I never had any control over the prisoners except those that were captured on the field of battle. Those it was my business to send to Richmond to the provost marshal. In regard to their disposition afterwards I had no control. I never gave an order about it.

How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to.

In all disputes between conflicting governments, it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral.

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.

Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.

We continue to advocate and demand that the territorial integrity of both Ukraine and Georgia be preserved... It is absolutely unacceptable that in the 21st century, Russia is shifting borders in Europe by force.

The United States is deeply concerned by Turkey's announced intentions to begin offshore drilling operations in an area claimed by the Republic of Cyprus as its Exclusive Economic Zone.

Our policy on the annexation of Crimea, which we consider illegal, will stay.

If political leaders want respect, they will begin by enforcing the global rule of law.

We in Britain do not have the same capabilities as the United States, but we are members of the United Nations Security Council. And we take our obligations and duties deriving from that very seriously.

Missile strikes - or any other such action - against a sovereign nation is an act of war.

There's a real question of what the United States could do if we detain somebody out of Syria right now.

On the right of Israel to exist and to defend itself, there is no opposition in Israel.

I have need of Rigaud. He is violent. I want him for carrying on war; and that war is necessary to me.

Both Poland and Canada should be advocates of long-'lasting, peaceful solutions in eastern Ukraine, based on unconditional respect of international law.

We need to review treaties to make them reflect our national interest.

The International Committee of the Red Cross visits roughly half a million detainees in nearly 100 countries each year. It's our job to try to prevent and put an end to torture and ill-treatment.

We have to acknowledge and discuss with citizens that Germany needs to take on more responsibility. One of the questions is, 'Can we keep a functioning international order?'

If the U.N. is ineffective, the whole concept of multilateralism will collapse.

The rules of engagement when I was in Afghanistan were very flexible. When you're at war, you're at war.

Japan is opposed to any actions that escalate tensions in the South China Sea.