wikipedia|The terrorists have won
English
Idiom
Category:English idioms
the terrorists will have won
- Phrase used following a description of an activity to indicate that if that activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, an which is an unacceptable result.
#:Unfortunately, some believe that this threat renders our Constitution obsolete. This is a Constitution for which men and women have died and continue to die and which has made us a model among nations. If that view is allowed to prevail, the terrorists will have won.
#::Judge John Coughenour sentencing w:Ahmed Ressam|Ahmed Ressam to 22 years in prison following a jury trial.
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