Mitt Romney Quotes

The best course of action for Poland would be to have U.S. troops stationed on its territory. It's the only way to guarantee the country's security.

Every country where the the United States maintains troops has a status of forces agreement.

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces.

The agreement to place the binational planning group at our new Northern Command was also signed in December.

The pact we have with Japan is interesting. Because if somebody attacks us, Japan does not have to help. If somebody attacks Japan, we have to help Japan.

The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.

For me it is completely clear that our air bases in Germany would be available to the Americans.

Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that.

The Philippines-U.S. Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement takes our security cooperation to a higher level of engagement, reaffirms our country's commitment to mutual defense and security, and promotes regional peace and stability.

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

Why, a quarter of a century after the Cold War, do we still have 28,000 troops in Korea?

We'll uphold our treaty obligations, including the mutual defense agreement that is NATO.

Japan's own efforts to defend its own country are also effective in defense cooperation with the United States.

I'm hugely delighted with the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Polish territory.

I'm deeply satisfied with the decisions that were taken by Warsaw NATO Summit in 2016, where the presence of the military forces of NATO in Poland was guaranteed.

We as a country have something to learn from Israel, especially in the areas of security and defense, and we will of course be doing that.

The Hungarian people voted for NATO membership. We are active in the joint actions of NATO.

When it comes to Israel's security, our military and intelligence cooperation, that's off limits. That's protected. That's sacrosanct.

America has some capabilities that Israel doesn't have. And Israel cannot place their security in the hands of Barack Obama; they can't do it.

There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.

It is important that both Japan and the United States continue to invest very heavily in the alliance to build up our defense.

The U.K.-U.S. defense relationship is the broadest, deepest and most advanced of any two countries, sharing military hardware and expertise.

The failure to establish a new Status of Forces Agreement in Iraq, and the election-driven timetable for withdrawal, surrendered our gains in that country and led directly to the rise of ISIS.

We are very fortunate to have someone else's weapons stationed on our soil, to fight those targeted on us.

We need to embed our forces - our troops inside the Iraqi military. We need to arm directly the Kurds. And all of that has to be done in concert with the Arab nations.