Homeland Defense Quotes

I've forgotten more about national security than George W. Bush will ever learn.

On 9-11, we discovered that we cannot escape from the world. To me personally, this was a life-changing experience, and I realized, as did all Americans, in a way that is impossible to describe, that we were not protected by the two oceans. It was necessary to eliminate threats before they showed up on our doorstep. I agree that we should not be getting caught up in far away wars. But I believe Iraq was central to our war on terrorism.

I made it to protect the motherland.

There seems to be some coverage these days that somehow terrorism is not a big problem. Or somehow, national security is all taken care of, and that's just not true.

We should be worried about protecting the homeland. I think that policy is changing, should change and will change.

Yet while on my trip to the Middle East, the London bombings occurred. This was yet another stark reminder that if we don't fight terrorists abroad, they just get closer to our home.

As foreign attacks increase, it's easy to treat them like bad weather happening somewhere else. It's what we read over breakfast. But when that storm hits your shores, remember this: Wishful thinking never saved a single life. The truth, however, has.

Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

In our efforts to battle terrorism and cyber attacks and biological weapons, all of us must be extremely aggressive. We must protect our people from danger and keep America safe and free.

I believe it is the responsibility of our government to protect the U.S., including U.S.-flag vessels.

I don’t have a problem going after people who want to attack this country

Stop at home. Arm for Ireland. Fight for Ireland and no other land.

I think we'll see it mostly in the United States. We're getting to the point where al Qaeda is ready to again attack us inside America. I think we're basically defenseless.

It's important that the United States not forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001. I assure you, I'm not going to forget them.

I intend to do all I can to both keep America safe, and keep America special.

If the country is ever attacked as it was on 9/11, we all respond with a sense of urgency.

I can do whatever is necessary to protect the United States.

Since September 11th Congress has created the Department of Homeland Security, more than doubled the homeland security budget and implemented a bipartisan overhaul of our intelligence systems.

America has survived and grown stronger through September 11th and subsequent wars with Afghanistan and Iraq and those who seek to do us harm. We have faced - and met - tremendous challenges ramping up a public health and safety system to protect Americans from future threats.

We must fight and win the battle against terror overseas so we never have to fight it here at home.

No state should have to endure the threat of terrorists entering our borders.

Twenty-six million Russians died in the defense of their homeland against the Nazis.

Our number one responsibility is to protect Americans from terrorism, that’s our job, so being tough on terrorism is enormously important.

I believe it is my responsibility as a member of Congress to ensure that I protect our country from any and all threats.

When we get people who are more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States against people who are absolutely committed to do anything they can to kill Americans, then I worry.