Sergei Lavrov Quotes

The doctrine of preemption has a long and distinguished history in the history of American foreign policy.

War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men.

Our military structure and tactics have been designed more to protect the service interest than the national interest.

The best war is the one that doesn’t have to be fought, and the best military is the one capable and versatile enough to deter the next war in the first place.

Our military and the strength of our military and the strengthening of our military is a number one priority for the Trump administration.

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.

Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy.

From a very strategic level, I believe the military is part of the solution to better outcomes around the world, but at a higher level, it's really about economies.

We need a very strong military to protect the freedoms we do have.

The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces.

Getting our military back on stable footing won't happen overnight. We must start this process now, since future engagements are likely and allies are scarce.

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.

The U.S. spent billions of dollars to build a secular, professional national Iraqi army but failed because, despite all the U.S.-supplied guns, tanks and planes, the Iraqi military fell apart when challenged by a band of terrorists.

President Obama has never summarized the Obama Doctrine with such clarity, but here is what it would look like: 'I will undertake any military attack against our enemies, regardless of the risks and collateral damage, so long as it is over by the time I have to announce it.'

Our safety requires a long-term military presence in the Middle East because that's where the plans to attack us are emanating.

Our national aims can be realized only by military means. The matter needs no further elaboration or interpretation.

What's the point of having this superb military your always talking about if we can’t use it?

Let no one expect us to disarm unilaterally. We are not a naive people.

There is no area where experience matters more than in war and diplomacy.

The Pentagon is always going to be the last to want to intervene. It is up to the civilians to tell us what they want to do and we’ll figure out how to do it.

I believe in peace through strength. I would prefer to rely on the military rather than diplomats to protect our homes.

No American witnessing the way that President George W. Bush and his generals have bungled the Iraq war can deny that our leaders, civilian and military alike, will have to get a lot smarter if the U.S. armed services are to persuade the Islamic world to embrace the blessings of democracy.

As Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy, in time of war, I suppose I have a right to take any measure which may best subdue the enemy.

I will not be the first American President who lost a war!