American Quote by Robert C. O'Brien

While some national security advisers have eschewed the Scowcroft Model and sought to 'operationalize' the NSC or pursue their own policy agendas without regard…

— Robert C. O'Brien

That's the job of the National Security Council is to try to be a disciplined clearinghouse, gathering the views from across multiple agencies, teeing…

— Greg Miller

The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American…

— Oliver North

If you've got a brand new administration coming into office you want to have, at the very least, a national security team in place…

— Mitch McConnell

One of our pillars has to be national security - our nation's security both domestically and abroad.

— Ryan Zinke

The National Security Adviser is supposed to be an arbiter of policy and open minded in internal debates. But the playing field was never…

— Seymour Hersh

I've been a stalwart for national security.

— Richard Shelby

We need a new approach to national security - a bold, progressive internationalism that stands in stark contrast to the too often belligerent and…

— John F. Kerry

National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They're not there to be partisans, they're not there to be ideologues.

— Lawrence O'Donnell

The National Security Council assists the president by ensuring that he receives the best views and options from the various departments and agencies on…

— Robert C. O'Brien

The National Security Act of 1947 - which established the National Security Council - laid the foundation for a deliberate, multitiered process, managed by…

— Antony Blinken

But I would say if the Security Council is only relevant if it agrees with the United States, then we have come a long…

— Hans Blix