America Quote by Robert C. O'Brien

If we were building our navy, rather than reducing our navy to pre-World War I levels, China would not be thinking about increasing its…

— Rudy Giuliani

The best way to contain China and make it the peaceful rise of China is for us to have an enormously robust navy that…

— Rudy Giuliani

It's very clear that there are greater threats to these ships since, arguably, World War II. There are new technologies that can now reach…

— P. W. Singer

It was both necessary and desirable for us to be so strong at sea that no Sea Power could attack us without risk, so…

— Bernhard von Bulow

In my opinion, any navy less than that which would give us the habitual command of our own coast and seas would be little…

— John C. Calhoun

If a war breaks out with the United States, the navy will have to put all its strength into interceptive operations, so... massive sea-borne…

— Isoroku Yamamoto

The United States Navy is of critical importance to the defense of this country and to maintaining freedom of the seas internationally.

— Robert C. O'Brien

Freedom of navigation, as ensured by the Navy, is critical to America's ability to project power by moving men and equipment over 70 percent…

— Robert C. O'Brien

Air superiority, which the United States has taken for granted since World War II, is no longer assured. And, without control of the skies,…

— Max Boot

It's easier for China to assert its maritime power by creating artificial islands in the South China Sea than by defying the U.S. Pacific…

— David Ignatius

As the Navy gets smaller, the world's oceans are becoming more dangerous.

— Robert C. O'Brien

What is American strategy first of all? So American strategy is to command the seas, right? The foundation of our power is sea control.…

— George Friedman