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Global War Quotes

A term that defined an era.

“Global War on Terror” became the label for two decades of policy, deployment, and writing about Iraq and Afghanistan. These quotes look at how the phrase shaped both military strategy and the literature that followed it, alongside our American quotes.

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.

Quotes by Tom DeLay

That's driven by any number of factors, the most prominent of which have been the combat experience of two major campaigns - one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq - and the ongoing demands of the global war on...

Quotes by Stephen Cambone

Another part of the global war on terrorism that Canada and the United States are working on together is in helping failed states, states like Afghanistan, where people have no voice.

Quotes by Paul Cellucci

Then we can help these failed states turn around and give their people a better life. This, too, is a critical part of this global war on terrorism, and Canada and the United States are together.

Quotes by Paul Cellucci

Accounts Quotes

But Canada remains a crucial partner in this global war on terrorism, and we are grateful for that. Canadian naval vessels, aircraft and military personnel continue anti-terrorist operations in the Persian Gulf.

Quotes by Paul Cellucci

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.

Quotes by Michael T. Flynn

The American war-writing tradition is a proud one and booming in this era of the Global War on Terror - at least in the nonfiction realm. Hundreds of memoirs and press accounts from Iraq and Afghanistan have been published since...

Quotes by Matt Gallagher

This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the battles in Afghanistan and that we win in the battles in Iraq. And as the gentleman from Georgia has...

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism is one of the tactics used in that War.

Quotes by Mac Thornberry

American Quotes

I think my biggest fear is having another global war which might have been a result of sharing the primary commodities in the world.

Quotes by Fatih Birol

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

Quotes by Cofer Black

America's veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to today's Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress' action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols.

Quotes by Bill Shuster

The true credit for our safety and security goes to our men and women who are serving in places like Iraq and Afghanistan in the global war on terrorism.

Quotes by Asa Hutchinson

We are struggling with the global war on the truth. And if what we used to think of as the domain of the Soviets, the kind of celebration of lies and press as propaganda, that now we realize is not...

Frequently Asked Questions

What historical period do these global war quotes reference?
They center on the Global War on Terror, the U.S. policy framework and military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, both as strategy and as a subject of later writing. See more in our American quotes.
Why do people search for quotes about the Global War on Terror?
It remains one of the defining foreign-policy chapters of the last two decades, so the term comes up in discussions of military history, veterans' experiences, and the literature it produced.
Do any quotes discuss how the era shaped writing and publishing?
Yes — one notes the Global War on Terror era produced a huge wave of first-person books and news coverage out of Iraq and Afghanistan, calling it a booming period for American war writing. See more in our Accounts quotes.
Is there a quote about the military experience of that era specifically?
One references combat experience across two major campaigns — Afghanistan and Iraq — as a defining factor in how the broader war effort developed over time.
Are these quotes focused on policy or personal experience?
Both — the collection includes references to the policy framing itself as well as its effect on the people who served and wrote about it. Browse related history in our Battles quotes.

From combat veterans reflecting on repeated deployments to critics cataloguing the memoirs the era produced, these lines treat it as history worth examining. See more in our Battles quotes.