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  • 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. And when we uphold the rule of law it provides a powerful alternative to the twisted worldview offered by al-Qa'ida.
    - John O. Brennan
  • The president's priority is to protect the safety and security of the American people. That's the physical security of the American people as well as the prosperity of the American people.
    - John O. Brennan
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sometimes there are actions that we are forced to take, but there need to be boundaries beyond which we are going to recognize that we're not going to go because we still are Americans, and we are supposed to be representing something to people in this country and overseas.
    - John O. Brennan
  • Our counterterrorism tools do not exist in a vacuum. They are stronger and more sustainable when the American people understand and support them. They are weaker and less sustainable when the American people do not.
    - John O. Brennan
  • I think the rule should be that if we're going to take actions overseas that result in the deaths of people, the United States should take responsibility for that.
    - John O. Brennan