Allies Quote by Peter Kenyon

I think it's important to remember the tensions between Turkey and Russia predate this jet shoot down by some time. I mean, Russia's long…

— Peter Kenyon

Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.

— Wesley Clark

It's a very serious matter. And what should we do about it? We should reinforce NATO. We need to be prepared to take solid…

— John Kasich

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

We are seeing with great grief that America remains quiet as Turkey struggles against terrorism. Because there were promises given to us, and they…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops.

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.

— Lord Robertson

I want to reassure our NATO allies that if any of them get attacked, we'll be there to defend them.

— Mitch McConnell

Now they [NATO and the USA ] are sitting there, and we are talking about all these crises we would otherwise not have. You…

— Vladimir Putin

I'm all for NATO. But I said they have to focus on terror, also.

— Donald Trump

Right now, Russia's future should be wedded to Europe. Why they see NATO as a threat is beyond me. Clearly, NATO is not a…

— James Mattis

Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope…

— Abdullah Gul