John O. Brennan Overseas Quotations

I think the rule should be that if we're going to take actions overseas that result in the deaths of people, the United States should take responsibility for that.

To me, terrorists should not be able to hide behind their passports and their citizenship, and that includes U.S. citizens, whether they are overseas or whether they are here in the United States. What we need to do is to apply the appropriate tool and the appropriate response.