Colin Powell Quotes on Terrorism (16 Quotes)

Where did they go Where did they look They went to Iraq, ... None of this should come as a surprise to any of us. Terrorism has been a tool used by Saddam Hussein for decades.

We call on the Palestinians to begin to take immediate and decisive action to eradicate the infrastructure of terrorism and violence that has wrought such tragic bloodshed for both Palestinians and Israelis and has undermined Palestinian aspirations,

We must go after terrorism wherever it threatens free men and women, ... We can't just stop with a single terrorist or a single terrorist organization, we have to root out the whole system.

We're building a strong coalition to go after these perpetrators, but, more broadly, to go after terrorism wherever we find it in the world,

We have to make sure that, as we fight terrorism using military means and legal means ... we also have to put hope back into the hearts of people, ... We have to show people who might move in the direction of terrorism that there is a better way.

will work hard to end the violence, end the terrorism -- and that will create conditions that will allow us to go forward.

We know that there are occasions that arise when terrorists are coming in, and we know a bomb is heading in ... and we can understand the need to intercept such a terrorist, ... When one goes beyond that and expands those kinds of activities to individuals or to situations where it might not be a ticking bomb ... then the consequences of such actions ... must be taken into consideration.

horrible act that ended many innocent lives for no conceivable earthly purpose. This act of terrorism deserves the entire world's strongest condemnation.

We believe in light of this new environment that they should review their actions and behavior, not only with respect to who gets haven in Syria, and weapons of mass destruction, but especially the support of terrorist activity,

This speech reconfirms Pakistan's role as a front-line state in the war against global terrorism,

What was particularly noteworthy was the message he was giving to the Pakistani people ... about how that kind of behavior -- extremism, terrorism, support for terrorism -- is no longer acceptable,

As we embark on a long-term struggle against terrorism, I hope this list will draw the attention of foreign governments across the world to these groups and will encourage those governments to take action,

We need a campaign against terrorism, not a campaign with these two countries fighting one another.

We have to be troubled by a regime that's pursuing weapons of mass destruction and nuclear capability and that is supporting terrorism,

We see the continuation of this as follows Complete and utter cessation of terrorist actions, of violence and of incitement, and as soon as complete quiet exists, there will be seven days of trial or tests in order to see how the Palestinian Authority manages to keep its undertakings,

there was reason for guarded optimism. And let us be clear about what brought it all to a halt -- terrorism.