“Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while.” Quote by Kin Hubbard
“We took out the safe haven in Afghanistan, but now there is, undoubtedly, a larger safe haven and we must rise to this occasion in collaboration and with alliances to confront it, and invest in the future much better human intelligence so we know what the next steps are.” KnowsHumansNextStepsHavensSafeOccasionsCollaborationAfghanistanAlliancesNext StepsHuman IntelligenceSafe Haven Author:Martin O'Malley
“In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.” FactsGrowthClimateClimate ChangeTerrorismRelated Author:Bernie Sanders
“What we need to do is lead an international coalition which includes very significantly the Muslim nations in that region who are going to have to fight and defend their way of life.” WayNeedsFightingNationsInternationalRegionsCoalitions Author:Bernie Sanders
“The United States has, unfortunately, been victimized by terrorism going back decades.” StatesUnitedUnited StatesTerrorismDecades Author:Hillary Clinton
“I have said the invasion of Iraq was a mistake. But I think if we're ever going to really tackle the problems posed by jihadi extreme terrorism, we need to understand it and realize that it has antecedents to what happened in Iraq and we have to continue to be vigilant about it.” IfsThinkingNeedsSaidProblemRealizingMistakeHappenedIraqExtremesTerrorismInvasionVigilant Author:Hillary Clinton
“We need to be much more far thinking in this new 21st century era of - of nation state failures and conflict. It's not just about getting rid of a single dictator. It is about understanding the secondary and third consequences that fall next.” ThinkingNeedsStatesFallNextNationsUnderstandingCenturyConflictConsequenceThirdsErasDictator21st Century Author:Martin O'Malley
“Part of the problem that we have currently in the Middle East is that[Bashar] Assad has hung on to power with the very strong support of Russia and Iran and with the proxy of Hezbollah being there basically fighting his battles.” ProblemFightingStrongSupportMiddleBattleEastRussiaIranVery StrongMiddle EastHungBeing ThereAssadProxyHezbollah Author:Hillary Clinton
“Many of the fights that are going on are not ones that the United States has either started or have a role in. The Shia-- Sunni split, the dictatorships that have suppressed people's aspirations, the increasing globalization without any real safety valve for people to have a better life. We saw that in Egypt. We saw a dictator overthrown, we saw Muslim Brotherhood president installed and then we saw him ousted and the army back.” PeopleRealStatesFightingPresidentUnitedRolesUnited StatesSawsArmySafetyAspirationBrotherhoodSplitsDictatorshipDictatorEgyptGlobalizationBetter LifeValveMuslim Brotherhood Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think we've got to understand the complexity of the world that we are facing and no place is more so than in the Middle East.” ThinkingWorldMiddleEastComplexityMiddle East Author:Hillary Clinton
“Here's something that I believe we have to do as we put together an international coalition, and that is we have to understand that the Muslim nations in the region - Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Jordan - all of these nations, they're going to have to get their hands dirty, their boots on the ground. They are going to have to take on ISIS.” BelieveHandsTogetherI BelieveNationsInternationalDirtyRegionsIranBootsTurkeysIsisJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisCoalitions Author:Bernie Sanders