Bob Corker Quotes

Anybody who says it is in America's interest to not have better relations with Russia doesn't know what they're talking about when it comes to geopolitics.

I talk with countries, whether it's the Arab states or in the Middle East, and they talk about how they're glad to see us fighting against Iran. I talk with different countries in reference to Syria, and we talk about how we can get the Iranian influence out. We're talking about North Korea and what we need to do and the pressure we need to put on China. They're happy that we're finally beating up on Russia for what they've done in the Ukraine.

I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with Russia - and of course with the European Union.

It's better to get along with Russia than not.

I think it would be great if America got along with Russia because we could fight ISIS together.

President Obama hasn't been elected by the American people in order to be pleasant to Russia. And your humble servant hasn't been elected by the people of Russia to be pleasant to someone either. We work, we argue about some issues. We are human. Sometimes one of us gets vexed. But I would like to repeat once again that global mutual interests form a good basis for finding a joint solution to our problems.

It's not just Iraq - it's the Atlantic partnership which is at stake.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.

If I correctly understand the goal of American policy, one wishes Russia to be a partner.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources.

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.

Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.

America's relations with complex Middle Eastern states such as Egypt are often difficult.

Foreign Policy has to be less foreign.

You don’t do foreign policy unilaterally. Foreign policy is a team sport.

If Russia and the United States approach each other in starkly adversarial terms, the conflict will badly warp the foreign policy of both countries ...

Even allies don’t share every single interest that you have. That’s a law of nature in the international system. They will tell you most of what you need to know but there may be some things that they don’t tell you that you need to know in order to formulate your policy as wisely as you can.

The Syrian Intervention was aimed not only at strengthening Assad's position but at forcing the United States to deal with Moscow on a more even footing.

As our relationship with China grows and matures, tensions will naturally emerge.

Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us together in difficult times, and I think - I believe - it has to do with geopolitical interests and also has a moral component.

Working with Russia, we worked with Iran. Are they our friends? You have to take each situation uniquely.