Barack Obama Quotes

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

The most fundamental purpose of government is defense, not empire.

Judge candidly what a wretched figure the American empire will exhibit in the eye of other nations, without a power to array and support a military force for its own protection.

The Right said, "If we only annex the West Bank, we'll be safe and sound." The Left said, "If we only hand over the West Bank, we'll have peace". The Right said, "Our dead died because of the Left's delusions", while the Left said, "Our dead died because of the Right's fantasies." Rather than face a tragic reality imposed on us from without, we chose to create a simplistic narrative of Right against Left.

We must have universal military training because the one hope for a peaceful world is a powerful America… with adequate means to instantly check aggressors.

The chief threats to security come from failed states.

Any future Defense Secretary who advises the President to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should have his head examined.

Our immediate job is defense. We will play offense soon enough, but right now it is defense…. Your job is to keep America free by making Americans feel safe again

The search for national security is today a source for urban insecurity.

Israel has the power to protect itself and its citizens.

As governor of my country, I have been an enemy to its enemies.

The world relies upon, and America must rely upon, a strong military.

Who did I fight? I fought terrorists. Who did I protect? I protected the whole of Russia so that people in Moscow or St. Petersburg... could live in peace.

I love the military. They don’t get nearly enough credit for all the hard work they do to protect us, keep us in a safe place so we can enjoy ourselves every day.

I think you believe in these words, I think - three very important words, peace through strength, right. Peace through strength.

I think the President ought to bring everybody that's in American uniform back because we're headed for war.

But our great security lies, I think, in our growing strength.

I still think the world is better off and safer without Saddam Hussein.

As long as there are men the bulwark is safe.

Peace through strength works. We've got the greatest military in the world. I want them to dominate any potential conflict.

The National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.

Our Nation owes a lasting debt of gratitude to all those selfless members of our Armed Forces who have risked their own freedom and safety to defend the the lives and liberty of others.

Their [the U.S.’s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russia’s. This is what in defense is referred to as ‘their home — their fortress.’ And good for them, I say. Well done!

As a former secretary of defense, I think Donald Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had.

America has many glories. The last one that she would wish to surrender is the glory of the men who have served her in war. While such devotion lives, the nation is secure. Whatever dangers may threaten from within or without, she can view them calmly. Turning to her veterans, she can say: 'These are our defenders. They are invincible. In them is our safety.'