Approach Quote by Douglas MacArthur

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of…

— Condoleezza Rice

A war with any level of attrition in the Pacific could quickly turn catastrophic without sufficient warships, combat logistics vessels, and merchant ships. Outnumbered…

— Michael Waltz

“The South Pacific is memorable because when you are in the islands you simply cannot ignore nature. You cannot avoid looking up at the…

— James A. Michener

“Despite their proximity to mainland Alaska and an important maritime route, the Japanese invasion of the Aleutians would not have the impact Japan hoped…

— Charles River Editors

The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to…

— Gerald R. Ford

We do not have the luxury of two big oceans protecting us as we have had in the past, for we now have a…

— Bill Nelson

Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States…

— Dan Quayle

It's a strange sort of attack, to be sure: a wonderfully pacific attack, a supportive attack, an attack without the slightest intention or capacity…

— Hendrik Hertzberg

If the Pacific took Nauru, it'd wash away one of the strangest and most troubled places on Earth.

— Johnny Colt

It is of great importance to our country generally, and especially to our navigating and whaling interests, that the Pacific Coast and, indeed, the…

— James K. Polk

A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

What we have seen of recent American action in the Pacific, the bombing of Tokyo and the engagements in the Coral Sea, off Midway…

— Chiang Kai-shek