Lee Hamilton: “There is no silver bullet or decisive blow that can defeat Islamist terrorism. It will take unity of effort...”

It is frustrating to me beyond measure that 10 years after 9/11 this obvious priority has not been fully met.

I believe the greatest current terrorist threat to the United States is from Islamist extremists.

The approach that you are mentioning--in other words, trying to make us spend more and more by way of defense--is part of their strategy.

I think the Afghanistan experience should tell us not to ignore these countries as difficult as it may be.