Aids Quote by Robert M. Gates

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

America is militarily overstretched, politically polarized and financially indebted.

— Ivan Krastev

American foreign policy, for all its shortcomings, has underpinned political stability around the world.

— Michael Mandelbaum

Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does not advance U.S. interests.

— John Bolton

We've allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage.

— Rick Scott

The promise to share the burden of our defense has gone unfulfilled for too many for too long, and it erodes the very foundation…

— Mike Pence

Let me be clear: I'm a believer in a robust military, which is essential for backing up diplomacy. But the implication is that we…

— Nicholas D. Kristof

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

There is too large a divergence at the moment in the interests and values of the world's most powerful states.

— Ian Bremmer

One of the challenges, I think, is that Americans are not sufficiently vested in foreign policy.

— Julianne Malveaux

Isn't it about time that the US government stop supporting dictatorships and avaricious oligarchies with our tax monies, munitions and diplomacy?

— Anonymous

THE WORLD is over-armed and peace is under-funded.

— Ban Ki-moon