“I've been a military lawyer for 33 years. A member of al Qaeda or their affiliate group can be detained under a law of war as long as their threat to our nation without a trial.” YearsLongWarLawNationsGroupsMilitaryMembersThreatLawyerTrialsAlsAl Qaeda Author:Lindsey Graham
“They [people of Afghanistan] didn't want Al-Qaeda in their country. They didn't appreciate the Taliban taking control. But they really have an incredible amount of dignity. And by that, they are grateful for America's help in ridding them of the Taliban. The average, ordinary person is glad that their daughter can go to school now. There's no public executions, no banning of soccer games. The difference is, they're appreciative, but they don't want any prolonged military presence of the United States there.” PeopleWantPersonsCountryStatesHelpingSchoolAmericaGamesDifferencesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryAmountOrdinaryDaughterAppreciateDignityGratefulIncrediblesAverageGladSoccerAlsAfghanistanExecutionAl QaedaTalibanAppreciativeOrdinary PersonSoccer GameMilitary Presence Author:Immortal Technique
“The US military has achieved a decisive blow against al-Qaeda with its commando action against Osama Bin Laden and his killing.” ActionMilitaryKillingBlowAlsBin LadenAl QaedaOsama Bin LadenUs MilitaryCommandos Author:Angela Merkel
“And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .” StatesUseForceUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryAuthorityCongressGrantedAlsSeptemberAl QaedaMilitary Force Author:George W. Bush
“Look what happened with regard to our invasion into Afghanistan, how we apparently intentionally let bin Laden get away. That was done by the previous administration because they knew very well that if they would capture al Qaeda, there would be no justification for an invasion in Iraq. There’s no question that the leader of the military operations of the U.S. called back our military, called them back from going after the head of al Qaeda.” IfsWellsLooksDoneWould BeLeaderHappenedMilitaryRegardIraqAdministrationOperationsGet AwayAlsCaptureAfghanistanJustificationInvasionBin LadenAl QaedaMilitary Operations Author:Maurice Hinchey
“We`re facing a very different sort of threat now, a more amorphous threat, al Qaeda, terrorism, and so on. And so the military has abandoned the two-war strategy.” TwoDifferentWarMilitaryStrategyThreatTerrorismAlsAbandonedAl QaedaWar Strategy Author:Joe Klein
“Iraqi Kurds, out of desperate necessity, have forged one of the most watchful and vigilant anti-terrorist communities in the world. Terrorists from elsewhere just can't operate in that kind of environment. Al Qaeda members who do manage to infiltrate are hunted down like rats. This conservative Muslim society did a better job protecting me from Islamist killers than the U.S. military could do in the Green Zone in Baghdad.” WorldKindJobsCommunityEnvironmentMilitaryMembersGreenConservativeTerroristManageDesperateZoneAlsKillersElsewhereRatsAl QaedaVigilantBetter JobsBaghdadForgedHuntedIslamistsKurdsGreen Zone Author:Michael Totten
“Iraq broke our back in terms of counterterrorism. There's no doubt about it. The first thing, though, that hurt us was the fact that the U.S. military was absolutely unprepared to do anything on 9/11 - or 9/12 or 9/13. And by the time we actually attacked Afghanistan, al Qaeda and the Taliban had dispersed.” FirstsFactsTermHurtDoubtMilitaryIraqBrokeNo DoubtAlsAfghanistanAl QaedaTalibanUnprepared Author:Michael Scheuer
“Al-Qaeda, ISIS, they can't be Islamic. Islam is the religion of peace. They are bastardizing it. They are frauds. They are calling themselves Islamic and they are calling themselves Muslim, but they're not. Because Islam is as anti-terror as you and I are. Islam is the religion of peace. I'm telling you what our government's position is. The US military position.” GovernmentMilitaryPositionCallingIslamTerrorIslamicAlsFraudIsisAl QaedaUs Military Author:Rush Limbaugh