Country Quote by Jens Stoltenberg

We are deploying battle groups, battalions, which we consider necessary to convey a message of deterrence, credible deterrence, that if one NATO ally is…

— Jens Stoltenberg

With a nation at war against terrorism and our men and women on the front line defending our homeland from abroad, resources need to…

— Jeff Miller

The importance of strengthening Euro-Atlantic security: the growing dangers pile pressure on our rules-based international system, so we need to do more to strengthen…

— James Mattis

NATO's got a vital role to play. It's very important that we protect NATO.

— Tony Blair

Developing a strategy, leading the world, funding it to make sure that we have a military that's second to none, and doing the job…

— Jeb Bush

Within NATO, our Defence Capabilities Initiative has identified the essential capabilities all Allies must have for modern operations, and Allies are working to meet…

— Lord Robertson

We need additional funding for more U.S. combat brigades in Europe. NATO needs to continue to modernize. It is starting to show with the…

— Michael Leiter

Although our prospect is peace, our policy and purpose are to provide for defense by all those means to which our resources are competent.

— Thomas Jefferson

Cities can be rebuilt, industries can be rebuilt, what really matters are strategy forces, military forces and the cadres leaders, political, military and economic.

— Richard Pipes

We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.

— Jim Talent

In the remaining months, we should focus on achieving more robust international involvement in training of Iraqi soldiers, police officers, judges, teachers, and doctors…

— John Olver

“locals, build things, try to organize them against the Taliban. The other is our military”

— Raymond Hunter Pyle