Donald Rumsfeld Quotes on Terrorism (13 Quotes)


    This country has gone in a short period from a haven for terrorists to a coalition ally in the war against terrorism, ... Freedom is clearly taking root in this country, and Afghanistan is on a path to become a model for freedom and moderation in the Muslim world.

    There is a great deal we can learn from this first war of the 21st century, but we cannot and must not make the mistake of assuming that terrorism is the only threat. The next threat we face may indeed be from terrorists, but it could also be cyber-war, a traditional state-on-state conflict or something entirely different,

    It is important to go after the air defenses of the Taliban, and their aircraft, ... We are also targeting the command facilities of terrorist forces.

    The war against terrorism... will use every element of American influence and power, ... The aim is to create conditions for sustained anti-terrorist and humanitarian relief efforts in Afghanistan.

    Even as we continue to prosecute the war on terrorism in Afghanistan, we are learning lessons that are important,


    We must develop the capabilities to defend against missiles, terrorism and newer threats against our space assets and information systems, ... The American people ... must be protected against the threats with which modern technology and its proliferation confront us.

    The Iranian regime is today the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. The world does not want, and must work together to prevent, a nuclear Iran.

    This war is not about one man or one terrorist network or even one country, ... It is about a problem that infects this globe of ours with a number of terrorist networks and cells in a number of countries.

    No other living dictator matches Saddam Hussein's record of waging aggressive war against his neighbors, ... pursuing weapons of mass destruction, using them against his own people, launching missiles against his neighbors, brutalizing and torturing his own citizens, harboring terrorist networks, engaging in terrorist acts including the attempted assassination of foreign officials, violating international commitments, lying and hiding his W. M. D. weapons of mass destruction programs from inspectors, deceiving and defying the expressed will of the United Nations over and over again.

    The progress that he has been able to make in proliferating the terrorist states all across the globe is a serious one, ... I guess there's room for all types of efforts -- political, economic, diplomatic and military.

    I really believe that before its over, its not going be a cruise missile or a bomber that is going to be the determining factor, ... It's going to be a scrap of information from some person, in some country that's been repressed by a dictatorial regime that's been sponsoring a terrorist organization that's going to provide the information that's going to enable us to pull this network up by its roots and end it.

    We have the opportunity to tear terrorism out by the roots, ... By our campaign against terrorism, we are preventing acts of terror that may well have been planned before September 11 and we would have never known until it was too late. The memory of September 11 reminds us all of the need to remain vigilant.

    The United States has a long relationship with the Philippines, ... Some time back, I signed understandings that we would provide some training and assistance to the Philippine government ... to deal with the terrorist problem that they have.


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