“There are no barriers to entries. Think of this as Linux in terms of software. Anyone can have part of the operating system so long as you pledge allegiance to the ideas. Previously, if you wanted to join al Qaeda, you had to travel to an al Qaeda safe haven, probably in northern Pakistan or Afghanistan. Now all you have to do is get a gun, choose a target, and carry out an attack.” IfsThinkingLongIdeasWantedTermHavensSafeGunBarriersTargetAlsSoftwareAfghanistanPakistanPledgeAllegianceEntryAl QaedaLinuxSafe HavenOperating Systems Author:Paul Gigot
“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
“Once the fire from the retaliatory strike dies down, the American people are going to find out that it is the Clinton Administration's wrongheaded policies that resulted in the creation of this terrorist haven in Afghanistan in the first place.” PeopleFirstsDiesFireHavensPolicyCreationClintonStrikesTerroristAdministrationAfghanistan Author:Dana Rohrabacher
“What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it make sure that it is not destabilizing neighboring Pakistan, which has nuclear weapons. The key is we’ve got to have a clear objective...” Can DoClearHavensKeysSafeWeaponsNuclearObjectivesAlsAfghanistanNuclear WeaponsPakistanSafe Haven Author:Barack Obama
“The Afghan - obviously the parties will decide which course of action. The most important there, get a government that is seen as legitimate to the people and has the credibility to be a partner in the effort to secure Afghanistan so it's not a haven for al Qaeda or other type of terrorists or international terrorist organizations.” PeopleImportantGovernmentActionCoursesPartyEffortHavensTypeOrganizationInternationalPartnersTerroristSecureAlsAfghanistanCredibilityAl QaedaAfghan Author:Rahm Emanuel
“At some point, deliberation begins to look more like indecisiveness which then becomes a way of emboldening our enemies and allies and causing our allies to question our resolve. So we shouldn't let one component of this determine our national security here which depends on providing an Afghanistan which denies a safe haven to terrorists as well as stabilizing Pakistan. Those are our two national security interests at stake in Afghanistan.” WayWellsLooksTwoInterestEnemySecurityHavensDependsSafeDetermineDenyTerroristResolveAlliesAfghanistanStakesProvidingNational SecurityPakistanComponentsDeliberationSafe HavenIndecisiveness Author:Rahm Emanuel