3 December 2020 John O. Brennan 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?
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate elected representatives of the American people.
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan 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.
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan Poverty does not cause violence and terrorism. Lack of education does not cause terrorism.
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan I will not, nor will I ever, publicly divulge sensitive intelligence sources and methods. For when that happens, our national security is endangered and lives can be lost.
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan I do not – I never believed it’s better to kill a terrorist than to detain him. We want to detain as many terrorists as possible so we can elicit the intelligence from them in the appropriate manner so that we can disrupt follow-on terrorist attacks.
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan Where terrorists offer injustice, disorder and destruction, the United States and its allies stand for freedom, fairness, equality, hope, and opportunity.
3 December 2020 John O. Brennan We are in this business, whether it be intelligence or the government, to protect freedom, democracy and liberty, not to violate that.
