A terrorist can attack at any time at any place using a range of techniques. It is physically impossible to defend at every time in every location against every conceivable technique of terrorism. Therefore, if your goal is to stop it, you cannot stop it by defense. You can only stop it by taking the battle to the terrorists, where they are and going after them.


Public statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001 (ed. 2001)


A terrorist can attack at any time at any place using a range of techniques. It is physically impossible to defend at every time in every location...

A terrorist can attack at any time at any place using a range of techniques. It is physically impossible to defend at every time in every location...

A terrorist can attack at any time at any place using a range of techniques. It is physically impossible to defend at every time in every location...

A terrorist can attack at any time at any place using a range of techniques. It is physically impossible to defend at every time in every location...