Governor Mitt Romney and Counterterrorism
Key Speeches
2007
- 01-23-07; Excerpts from Governor Mitt Romney's Remarks at the Seventh Annual Herzliya Conference
2005
- 09-07-2005; Homeland Security: Status of Federal, State, and Local Efforts
2006
- 09-05-2006; ROMNEY DENOUNCES KHATAMI VISIT TO HARVARD, Declines to provide escort, or offer state support for trip
- During Khatami’s presidency, Iran refused to hand over the Iranian intelligence officials who were responsible for the attack on the Khobar Towers that killed 19 U.S. military personnel.
2004
- 05-24-2004; Grading Progress on Homeland Security: Before and After 9/11
- 05-04-2004; Lessons Learned from Security at Past Olympic Games
2003
- 05-15-2003; INVESTING IN HOMELAND SECURITY: CHALLENGES FACING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- 06-17-2003; “First Responders: How States, Localities and the Federal Government Can Strengthen Their Partnership to Make America Safer”
Transcripts of Governor Mitt Romney Interviews Discussing Terrorism
Hardball with Chris Mathews August 10
Sub Categories
- National Defense
- Peace Through Strength
- Terror, Terrorism, Counterterrorism
- War
- War On Terror
- Veterans
External Links
- http://sanity.blog-city.com/read/terrorism.htm
Quotes from Governor Mitt Romney on Terrorism
2003
- "I support our troops overseas and recognize that families across Massachusetts are making sacrifices by having their loved ones away defending our nation. We don’t want them to also worry about paying their bills. This will help ease that burden for state employees."
- “Through their service, National Guard and Reservists play an important role in our efforts to advance democracy, peace and freedom across our nation and around the world. This week, we ask employers to recognize their sacrifice and commitment.”
2004
- “A key part of our homeland security efforts rests on the state’s ability to collect and analyze information on potential threats. By putting more money into intelligence gathering, we’ll give the State Police the tools they need to be more effective.”
- "The threat of modern terrorism poses new challenges for law enforcement across Massachusetts and around the nation. These new homeland security funds will allow Bay State communities to work as a coordinated force to collect, analyze and distribute critical terrorism related intelligence and act when necessary."
- “We want to reinforce the message that an informed, vigilant public is the best defense against terrorism. The bottom line is, if you see something, say something. By working as partners, we can win the war on terror and help create a safer, more secure Commonwealth.”
- “In Massachusetts, a license to drive shouldn’t become a license to steal or commit mayhem.”
- “When it comes to homeland security, our new driver’s license is only as good as the issuance process beneath it. That’s why we are actively developing ideas and technology to thwart the potential of terrorist activity.”
2005
- “It is physically impossible to protect all targets that a terrorist might attack. The biggest lesson we learned from the September 11th tragedies is that intelligence sharing between our local, state, and federal law enforcement officials is absolutely necessary to the security of our nation and the citizens of the Commonwealth.”
- “Soldiers willingly sacrifice to protect and defend our freedoms. We can do our part by honoring their hard work, commitment and sacrifice by passing the Massachusetts GI Bill.”
- "From the day that the colonists in Massachusetts took up their arms to secure their liberty to the present day, Americans have had to fight to protect the freedom that makes our country great. The men and women who have volunteered and who are now serving our country in the global war on terror deserve our support."
- “Our men and women in uniform carry on a brave and noble tradition of service to their state and country. They sacrifice much through their service, and I’m pleased that through this package of benefits our state has properly recognized all that military families do to keep us safe.”
- "The president is right to point to an international jihadist movement aimed at the collapse of the United States. He has gone after that threat in the right way and with great energy and vigor, and I applaud the fact that he has taken it on very seriously and has not considered it just a criminal action but instead a war action, which requires a military . . . response."
- Governor Mitt Romney, Interview with James Taranto (December 2005)
- "When it comes to protecting our citizens, there is no place for political correctness. We should be doing more in terms of intelligence and counterterrorism in the state to protect ourselves from terrorists. We spend a lot of our resources thinking about response, but response can't protect us. We have to be able to prevent attacks."
- ``Well, I think it shows a complete lack of understanding of the kind of enemy that we're facing. This is not a small group of whackos in the hills that all we have to do is go find one person and it suddenly goes away. This is, instead, a movement. It's a jihadist movement. It's an extreme wing of Islam. It includes people, hundreds of thousands, potentially millions of people throughout the world that are intent on bringing down America, bringing down civilization as we know it. It's going to be a long-time fight against these people. And that's why the president has called it a war. Iraq is one front in that war. And there will be other fronts in this war, I'm sure. But the idea that somehow if we just go home and sit back quietly that it'll all go away is just pollyannish and not realistic. After all, what did we do to deserve 9/11? They attacked us also on the USS Cole, they attacked our embassies and we sat back and negotiated."
- Governor Mitt Romney, August 11, 2006 on MSNBC
Press Releases from Governor Mitt Romney on Terrorism
2003
- 11-28-2003, ROMNEY LENDS A HAND TO STATE EMPLOYEES ON MILITARY DUTY
- 11-14-2003, ROMNEY PROCLAIMS SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE WEEK
2004
- 10-20-2004, ROMNEY UNVEILS FIRST-IN-THE-NATION TAMPER-RESISTANT LICENSE
- 05-04-2004, ROMNEY LAUNCHES ANTI-TERROR INITIATIVE ON RAIL LINES
2005
- 05-11-2005, ROMNEY UNVEILS COMMONWEALTH'S ANTI-TERROR FUSION CENTER
- 05-24-2005, ROMNEY FILES 'MASSACHUSETTS GI BILL,' PUSHES FOR BETTER SOLDIER BENEFITS
- 08-26-2005, ROMNEY EXTENDS SUPPORT TO PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ON MILITARY DUTY
- 11-11-2005, ROMNEY SIGNS LEGISLATION EXPANDING MILITARY BENEFITS
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