Bob Ainsworth Quotes

What strategic benefit would accrue from having Montenegro as an ally that would justify the risk of our having to go to war should some neighbor breach Montenegro's borders?

Everyone knows: if Russia threatens Ukraine and also has its sights on other states, this concerns the global security of Europe.

It's more of a strength model to say that [Vladimir] Putin will do what it takes to defend his country. But that's why Putin is dangerous and Russia is a major cause of concern for us .

We continue to stand united with Germany and our NATO allies in our ongoing efforts to build peace and stability in Afghanistan.

I fear that our true motivation is about oil and our own flailing economy; about the failure to destroy Al Qaeda and about revenge.

I don't think Russia could start a war by attacking any of the NATO member states.

America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view - a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.

It's overwhelmingly in the self-interest of the United States of America to have a secure, democratic friend, a strategic partner like Israel.

We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters.

Put simply, the Bush administration policy in the Middle East is continuing to fail.

Aggressive and irresponsible steps endanger the peace and stability of the world, and the international community feels the need to protect itself from Iran.

Many defense experts have predicted that we face no greater threat from a single country than from Iran.

Iran is a major threat to the well-being of Europe and America just as much as it is for the state of Israel.

In Iraq we must succeed. Failure is not an option.

We can not underestimate the potential harm North Korea's capabilities can cause for the rest of the world.

With regards to the expansion of NATO, I see it as a mistake, even a provocation in a way.

We can't have a failure in Iraq, but we also can't be there for the next 10 years because if we are, it's going to become, I think, a failure in and of itself.

The Pakistani government under Musharraf is a strong and key player in the global war on terrorism, and their contribution has been second to none.

Iraq does not pose an imminent threat to the United States of any of its neighboring nations.

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.

Historically, defense spending cuts have preceded increased international turmoil as America's global enemies sense a failure of will.

Similarly, today, we do not know what will happen as we wage the War on Terror. We do know that we can count on the strong support from our closest ally and friend in the world in winning this war to secure our freedoms and the freedoms for all peoples throughout the world.

It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.

Look, I think the public generally understands that what's at stake in Afghanistan is American security, number one.

America’s military bases around the world are centers of stability in unstable regions.