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John O. Brennan

U.S. computer networks and databases are under daily cyber attack by nation states, international crime organizations, subnational groups, and individual hackers.
— John O. Brennan work
Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.
— John O. Brennan war
Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war.
— John O. Brennan war
Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community.
— John O. Brennan self
When we uphold the rule of law, our counterterrorism tools are more likely to withstand the scrutiny of our courts, our allies, and the American people.
— John O. Brennan people
We will use all lawful tools at our disposal, and that includes authorities under the renewed PATRIOT Act. We firmly believe that our intelligence gathering tools must enable us to collect the information we need to protect the American people.
— John O. Brennan intelligence
Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.
— John O. Brennan art
A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken. It's almost like a football coach, when you draw the X's and O's: Every play that is chalked on that board goes for a touchdown. Well, there are a lot of yards to be made between the line of scrimmage and the touchdown.
— John O. Brennan action
I think we do have to take off the gloves in some areas, but within balance, and at the right time and the right way, and for the right reason and with full understanding of what the consequences of that might be.
— John O. Brennan love
The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.
— John O. Brennan intelligence
We will never abdicate the security of the United States to a foreign country or refrain from taking action when appropriate. But we cannot ignore the reality that cooperative counterterrorism activities are a key to our national defense.
— John O. Brennan reality
As a former career intelligence professional, I have a profound appreciation for the value of intelligence. Intelligence disrupts terrorist plots and thwarts attacks. Intelligence saves lives.
— John O. Brennan intelligence
The CIA has acknowledged that it has detained about 100 terrorists since 9/11, and about a third of them have been subjected to what the CIA refers to as 'enhanced interrogation tactics,' and only a small proportion of those have in fact been subjected to the most serious types of enhanced procedures.
— John O. Brennan knowledge
We know from the material that was recovered from the bin Laden compound that bin Laden was looking at the 10th anniversary of 9/11 as an opportunity to strike yet again at the U.S. homeland.
— John O. Brennan home
Where terrorists offer injustice, disorder and destruction, the United States and its allies stand for freedom, fairness, equality, hope, and opportunity.
— John O. Brennan hope
I want to be very clear: whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the administration to take custody of that individual so we can obtain information that is vital to the safety and security of the American people.
— John O. Brennan people
Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.
— John O. Brennan fear
I have a reputation for speaking my mind. I like to think my candor and bluntness will give you the answers.
— John O. Brennan mind
The men and women of the CIA are a national treasure.
— John O. Brennan women
We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.
— John O. Brennan intelligence
Why should a great and powerful nation like the United States allow its relationship with more than a billion Muslims around the world to be defined by the narrow hatred and nihilistic actions of an exceptionally small minority of Muslims?
— John O. Brennan power
How you define a problem shapes how you address it.
— John O. Brennan you
The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.
— John O. Brennan risk
Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in 2013 - or than it will be in the coming years.
— John O. Brennan intelligence
We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
— John O. Brennan law

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