Michael T. Flynn

“The Arab nations must be on our side. And if we catch them financing, if they funnel money to IS, that's when sanctions and other actions have to kick in.”

“We're in a global war, facing an enemy alliance that runs from Pyongyang, North Korea, to Havana, Cuba, and Caracas, Venezuela.”

“We are in a global war with a radical and violent form of the Islamic religion, and it is irresponsible and dangerous to deny it.”

“If Hamas were destroyed and gone, we would probably end up with something much worse. The region would end up with something much worse.”

“The Salafists, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Al Qaeda in Iraq are the major forces driving the insurgency in Syria.”

“The intelligence community does not have complete 'eyes on' the totality of the Iranian nuclear program, nor can it guarantee that we have identified all of Iran's nuclear facilities and pro...”

“The tactical issue is ISIS or ISIL in the greater Levant area, which is essentially Syria, and Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, et cetera. But the wider problem is not just trans-regional in that part...”

“We are tired of Obama's empty speeches and his misguided rhetoric.”

“The world has lost faith in American leadership, and the threats are mounting.”

“Iran has every intention to build a nuclear weapon.”

“I think what - I think what the American people is looking for is they are looking for moral and intellectual courage and clarity, and not a sense of passivity or confusion.”

“Be more conscious about what you say about foreign policy issues, because they are complicated.”

“What people do in their private lives, these are not big issues that our country's dealing with.”

“This pro-choice issue is a legal issue that should be decided by the courts.”

“Given its Internet sophistication and the attraction the group has with vast numbers of potential recruits from among disaffected populations around the globe, ISIS has the realistic potenti...”

“Every year, the State Department declares Iran to be the world's primary supporter of terror.”

“I believe our inability to achieve victory stems mainly from having lost sight as a nation of what it means to win.”

“I think these al Qaeda franchise groups have clearly evolved into a much more dangerous strain.”

“I believe that our country is going in the wrong direction, and I have a very strong desire to help out in any way that I can.”

“If we are going to conduct a population-centric strategy in Afghanistan, and we are perceived as backing thugs, then we are just undermining ourselves.”