# Address a Threat Before It Metastasizes Not After Catastrophe by Gregory LoGerfo > Describing the United States' preventive objective, LoGerfo said: "What we're really trying to do here is address [far-left political terrorism] before it metastasizes, before it gets worse, not after something truly catastrophic." > **— Gregory LoGerfo**, *Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The readable quotation retains visible brackets and/or an ellipsis for source-supported clarification or omission. The candidate map below records the exact treatment. - **Context and treatment:** The editorial frame resolves LoGerfo's "we" and "here" to the United States and its preventive objective; the bracket replaces "something" with the observed rise in far-left political terrorism named in the same answer. He supplies preventive timing, worsening as the mechanism, and catastrophe as the avoided endpoint; [briefing transcript](https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/10/12/results-from-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), Q&A on the rise in left-wing terrorism. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Gregory LoGerfo|Gregory LoGerfo]] - [[wiki/Deterrence|Deterrence]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` Describing the United States' preventive objective, LoGerfo said: "What we're really trying to do here is address [far-left political terrorism] before it metastasizes, before it gets worse, not after something truly catastrophic." — Gregory LoGerfo, Results from the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gregory-logerfo-address-a-threat-before-it-metastasizes-not-after-catastrophe ```