Quote by John Yoo
Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late.

Once the attacks occur, as we learned on Sept. 11, it is too late. It makes little sense to deprive ourselves of an important, and legal, means to detect and prevent terrorist attacks while we are still in the middle of a fight to the death with al Qaeda. – John Yoo

Other quotes by John Yoo

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct for legal combatants: wearing uniforms, a responsible command structure, and obeying the laws of war. – John Yoo

Category:
legal
Author
John Yoo
Read Quote

Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bushs 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions. – John Yoo

Category:
legal
Author
John Yoo
Read Quote

The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda. – John Yoo

Category:
legal
Author
John Yoo
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
legal
category

A free and open Internet should not have to be weighed down by legal challenges – its dynamism is essential to our economy. – Anna Eshoo

Category:
legal

Im not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer. – Anita Hill

Category:
legal

I have a different approach. I dont file lawsuits because I really dont care. – Nicole Kidman

Category:
legal

When the Senate ceases to engage nominees in meaningful discussion of legal issues, the confirmation process takes on an air of vacuity and farce, and the Senate becomes incapable of either properly evaluating nominees or appropriately educating the public. – Elena Kagan

Category:
legal

Random Quotes

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined Often in a wooden house a golden room we find. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Category:
Intelligence

Its funny – if you impersonate somebody, they have no idea its them. – Tracey Ullman

Category:
funny

The way you continue to be a successful business is you dont wait for the car to go off the cliff. You have to manage yourself. And make sure you do it in the right way so you are not making decisions in crisis. – Roger Goodell

Category:
car

All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination. – Wislawa Szymborska

Category:
Imagination