War On Terror Quotes - Page 4

• Unfortunately, the United States and a few other governments have used the war on terrorism as a way of violating human rights. I am referring to the case of the Guantánamo Bay prisoners. This violation of the rights of prisoners has been so unbelievable that the United Nations has reminded the United States repeatedly that the treatment of prisoners should take place according to the preestablished conventions of the United Nations.

  Shirin Ebadi

  War, Rights, Government

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. August 2, 2004.

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• American mission in Iraq is clear: We're hunting down the terrorists. We're helping Iraqis build a free nation that is an ally in the war on terror. We're advancing freedom in the broader Middle East. We are removing a source of violence and instability and laying the foundation of peace for our children and our grandchildren.

  George W. Bush

  Children, War, Hunting

  "Transcript: President Bush‘s Fort Bragg speech". "Hardball with Chris Matthews", www.nbcnews.com. June 30, 2005.

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• Guy Savelli's role in the War on Terror began when half-a-dozen strangers, within days of one another, contacted him via e-mail and telephone in the winter of 2003. They asked him if he had the power to psychically kill goats. Guy was bewildered. He did not go around publicizing this. Who were these men? How did they know about the goats? He feigned a casual tone of voice and said, 'Sure I can.'Then he phoned Special Forces.

  Jon Ronson

  War, Winter, Men

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• There is a war on terror that must be fought. Nobody's immune... And so rather than finding fault with what Spain has done by being aggressive in the war on terror, this should redouble everyone's efforts to go after terrorist organizations of any kind... Terror has to be brought to an end.

  Colin Powell

  War, Organization, Effort

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• America has lost the moral high ground with the rest of the world, and we have fewer allies as a result. President Bush and his administration have undermined the war on terror by using tactics outlawed by international treaty and condemned by even our closest friends.

  John Olver

  War, Moral High Ground, America

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• So a truthful assessment of how America is doing in the war on terror as a result of President Bush's war on Iraq is that we have been set back by decades.

  John Olver

  War, Assessment, Iraq

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• Either we abandon the utopian globalism of open borders and 'ally-ally-in-free' immigration or we lose the war on terrorism and our freedoms with it.

  Pat Buchanan

  War, Allies, Immigration

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• I think a lot of the national Democrats believe that, you know, Iraq is a distraction and not part of the War on Terror. They've said so. And I strongly disagree.

  George W. Bush

  War, Believe, Thinking

  "President Bush Discusses Midterms; War on Terror Strategy With Sean Hannity". "Hannity & Colmes", www.foxnews.com. October 31, 2006.

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• In the tradition of Black Hawk Down, Malcolm MacPherson vividly brings to life this harrowing story of courage, pathos, and war at its grittiest. For military history buffs, or those interested in the front lines of the war on terror, Roberts Ridge is a must read.

  Jay Winik

  Military, War, Black

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• Ever since 9/11, I found myself interested in chronicling the war and the war on terror and the way that this giant machinery was affecting individuals.

  Mark Boal

  War, Giants, Way

  Source: deadline.com

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• We're fighting a war on terror because the enemy attacked us first, and hit us hard. ... Al Qaeda's leadership has said they have the right to kill four million Americans,... For nearly six years now, the United States has been able to defeat their attempts to attack us here at home. Nobody can guarantee that we won't be hit again.

  Dick Cheney

  War, Home, Fighting

  Vice President's Remarks at the United States Military Academy Commencement, West Point, New York, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. May 26, 2007.

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• I think it's perfectly possible for us to stay outside of power politics, or parliamentary politics, and speak about things like the American hegemony in the region or speak about the unjust war on terror that's been brought to our borders.

  Fatima Bhutto

  War, Thinking, Borders

  Source: www.sbs.com.au

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• I truly believe that America's best days are still ahead of her. And for this, I am thankful to God. I am thankful that one day the war on terror will end, not because we have lost, but because we have won! I am thankful that one day our economy will rebound, not because of governmental micro-management, but as a result of America's entrepreneurial resolve. I am thankful that one day the born and the unborn will be equal under the eyes of the law in every state.

  Mike Huckabee

  War, Believe, Eye

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• Since war itself is the most extreme form of terrorism, a war on terrorism is profoundly self-contradictory.

  Howard Zinn

  War, Self, Terrorism

  Howard Zinn (2012). “The Historic Unfulfilled Promise”, p.153, City Lights Publishers

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• Immediately after 11 September, the U.S. closed down the Somali charitable network Al-Barakaat on grounds that it was financing terror. This achievement was hailed one of the great successes of the 'war on terror.' In contrast, Washington's withdrawal of its charges as without merit a year later aroused little notice.

  Noam Chomsky

  War, Years, Achievement

  "How the Magna Carta became a Minor Carta, part 2" by Noam Chomsky, www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2012.

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• Beyond the futility of armed force, and ultimately more important, is the fact that war in our time inevitably results in the indiscriminate killing of large numbers of people. To put it more bluntly, war is terrorism. That is why a 'war on terrorism' is a contradiction in terms.

  Howard Zinn

  War, Numbers, People

  Howard Zinn (2007). “A Power Governments Cannot Suppress”, p.195, City Lights Books

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• There isn't a war on terror, there is a war of terror.

  John Pilger

  War, Terror

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• The war on terrorism was a bait and switch operation.

  Eric Alterman

  War, Bait, Terrorism

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• Russia is a competitor. They're a strong nation, something we need to recognize, but their economy is just a little bit bigger than Illinois, so they're not our equal. I think its important to engage them. And I think it's important that we continue to fight for human rights, which is essential to denying the next generation of terrorists their recruits and this is a long-term fight we're in when it comes to the war on terror. And I think the Russians are exacerbating this by making people displaced and killing families and that's how you lead to radicalization.

  Adam Kinzinger

  Strong, War, Fighting

  Source: abcnews.go.com

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• Little Bush says we are at war, but we are not at war because to be at war Congress has to vote for it. He says we are at war on terror, but that is a metaphor, though I doubt if he knows what that means. It's like having a war on dandruff, it's endless and pointless.

  Gore Vidal

  War, Mean, Doubt

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• Priorities like winning the War on Terror and providing tax relief that will keep our economy growing strong.

  Dennis Hastert

  Strong, War, Winning

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• You can't ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can't repeal human nature.

  Robert Harris

  War, Winning, Human Nature

  "'A Writer Close to the Power Elite': Interview With Robert Harris". Interview with Christina Patterson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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• I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror.

  Alberto Gonzales

  War, Casualties, Terror

  "Ex-Bush Team Acclimates to Private Life" by Cristina Corbin, www.foxnews.com. March 8, 2009.

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• Victory is the most important aspect in Iraq, because victory in Iraq will help us have victory in the War on Terror.

  Andrew Card

  War, Iraq, Victory

  "Andrew Card Responds to Bob Woodward's Claim of Confused, Divided Bush Administration". "The O'Reilly Factor" with Bill O'Reilly, www.foxnews.com. October 2, 2006.

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• I share the Presidents commitment to fighting and winning the war on terrorism.

  Richard Shelby

  War, Commitment, Fighting

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