"The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution." ― John F. Kennedy Topic(s): War Tags: basic, facing, problems More From John F. Kennedy "The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining." "Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind." "Things do not happen. Things are made to happen." More In War "From our perspective, trying to deal with this continuing campaign of terror, if you will, the war on terror that we’re engaged in, this is a continuing enterprise. The people that were involved in some of those activities before 9/11 are still out there."― Dick Cheney "The only defensible war is a war of defense."― Gilbert K. Chesterton "The idea that we’re going to win this war is an idea that unfortunately is just plain wrong."― Howard Dean