The terrorists want to define their war with us as a religious conflict.
Indeed that's what terrorists and politicians clearly want you to believe.
The terrorists will want to test our new president quickly.
Of course, that is exactly what the terrorists want to get across - you cannot escape us.
"The one thing you know the terrorists want is to disrupt our lives," he said.
"I heard the terrorists want to target young Americans," she said.
Real terrorists don't want to kill a lot of people.
The terrorists want the maximum effect with the minimum of risk.
"This is what the terrorists want to do to us."
For the most part, "terrorists just want to create chaos."