American strength Quote by Mike Pence

We have the smallest navy since 1916, we have the lowest number of troops since the end of the Second World War. We've got…

— Mike Pence

Clearly the American military has been a force for good for the United States. There's a reason we have a standing military. But there's…

— Michael Hastings

We need a smaller and elite military, as [Donald]Rumsfeld said - and also a smaller and elite foreign policy.

— Ron Paul

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its military. The Chinese military has gotten smaller but smarter.

— Lee H. Hamilton

For far too long we have continued to mark our military prowess by the size of our forces: believing that numbers of ships, planes,…

— Joe Sestak

This is a major strategic challenge affecting not only our military, but ultimately, America's leadership in the global world order, we are at a…

— Martin Dempsey

The United States and China have both beefed up their naval presence in Southeast Asia, leading to fears of a military confrontation. This is…

— Judy Woodruff

Since the first Gulf War in 1991, the Chinese have been increasing their military budget roughly by 11 percent a year on average. There's…

— Howard W. French

The world spends two trillion dollars a year on military, and of that two trillion the United States spends one trillion. We have a…

— Bill Ayers

As China rapidly expands its nuclear arsenal, the U.S. Military cannot afford to have its best and brightest on the sidelines.

— Ronny Jackson

World's major powers, including China and Russia, don't want to 'finance' American military adventures anymore.

— Max Keiser

It has become clear that America's civilian institutions of diplomacy and development have been chronically undermanned and underfunded for far too long - relative…

— Robert M. Gates