Able Quote by Leon Panetta

Since the advent of the atomic bomb, the United States has always needed two kinds of enemies. On one level, it has needed a…

— Michael Ruppert

As a matter of international law, the United States is in an armed conflict with al-Qaida, the Taliban, and associated forces, in response to…

— John O. Brennan

The United States is alone among all the countries in that it does not permit US military forces to be under any threat. Other…

— Noam Chomsky

You have to have an enemy to react against. We think it's important to have a sort of us-versus-them situation.

— Ron Mael

The United States has faced threats from criminal groups, from terrorists, from spies throughout our history, and we have limited our responses. We haven't…

— Edward Snowden

Paradoxically, the United States' determination to protect its troops can be self-defeating. Allies and adversaries see U.S. forces living in secure compounds, eating fancy…

— David Ignatius

It's much more important for U.S. to be able to defend against foreign attacks than it is to be able to launch successful attacks…

— Edward Snowden

The job of the Department of Defense is to keep America safe from our enemies. But we can't do that if some of those…

— Lloyd Austin

The American people are so much stronger, so much more resolved than any enemy can fully understand.

— Joe Biden

The reality is that the United States military alone cannot be all things to all nations. We will sharpen the application of our resources,…

— Leon Panetta

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

We will never abdicate the security of the United States to a foreign country or refrain from taking action when appropriate. But we cannot…

— John O. Brennan