Trent Franks Quotes

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.

Mistakes, after all, are endemic to foreign and military policy given the unpredictability of events and the difficulty of securing reliable information in a place like Iraq.

U.S.-Israel relations are often depicted as an extended honeymoon, but that's a false image.

China and the U.S. have a very symbiotic relationship which will not decline any time soon. There are more shared interests as compared to shared differences and for this reason relations will continue to be good.

When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States and Europe have parted ways.

Resolved that there be held a conference of the white nations bordering upon the Pacific for unity of action against the aggression of Japan.

There is an alliance between Israel and the United States, and it has never been stronger than at the time of George W. Bush.

A Conservative government under Andrew Scheer would implement a coherent China strategy, taking a harder line on China's missteps.

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.

Our commitment to our extensive security cooperation with vital international partners, like India, remains steadfast.

Romania will continue to fulfil its obligations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

Let's remember, the CIA's job is to go out and create wars.

The war in Iraq has been extremely divisive here at home, and has also divided the world community.

So a truthful assessment of how America is doing in the war on terror as a result of President Bush's war on Iraq is that we have been set back by decades.

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.

America is addicted to wars of distraction.

I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political.

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

The U.S. State Department has a consistent record of error in the assessment of Asian situations and judging Red Chinese intentions.

When we see a lack of leadership coming from the White House, that's what brings leaders in Turkey to attack Israel the way they do. When we see a lack of leadership coming from the White House, that's why we see the leader of Iran... continuing to build the nuclear reactors.

We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies, and recognizes the true threats that we face.

We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must have sufficient congressional debate and oversight before ever putting another U.S. solider in harm's way.

I think within Japan there is talk about how there is the need to reassess the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Our foreign policy needs to support our energy, economic, defense and domestic policies. It all falls within the arch of national interest. There will be windows of opportunity, but they will open and close quickly.