Rob Portman Quotes

What's been happening in Iraq, what young Americans wearing flak jackets, helmets and flight suits have done is... created the circumstances under which Iraq can become our closest ally in that part of the world and still have a representative government. And that's going to be a very good thing considering what's going on in that neighborhood.

At the end of the day, Americans know that the ones they really can trust, in all the Middle East, it's only Israel.

If Israel did not exist, the United Nations would go out of business.

I met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, visited our allies in the Arab Gulf, traveled to Tunisia and Iraq, met with President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine, and visited our allies in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.

We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has denounced negotiation with Iran as a 'historic mistake' that is making the world 'a more dangerous place.' His partners in Washington vigorously echo that view.

I know that many in Europe are unhappy with their governments' policies toward the Palestinians.

I think president after president has always stood behind Israel. We always will. They're our ally there. And we have to do whatever we can help them to protect their citizens.

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

You will not really have durable peace without a proper security structure in the Middle East.

You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria.

When it comes to the Middle East, this is always a very difficult issue for any American president.

Support for Israel is not only crucial for the United States but for the West.

We [Iran and the United States] have a common destiny in this region [The Middle East].

Neither the United States nor Israel has the capacity to impose a unilateral solution in the Middle East.

In 1993, Israel and North Korea were moving towards an agreement in which North Korea would stop sending any missiles or military technology to the Middle East and Israel would recognize that country. President Clinton intervened and blocked it.

There's been a significant amount of Israelis who are joining my party because they think that Israel has to have a tough stance in this crazy environment called the Middle East.

The Iranian regime, in my mind, is the single most enduring threat to stability and peace in the Middle East.

The concerns of Israel have to be taken seriously.

Peace between Israel and Palestine is a top priority for the European Union, and it will remain a top priority in our political agenda.

[America] will stand steadfast with Israel in pursuit of security and a lasting peace.

I don't know all the facts on Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans.

Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful.

Syrian influence has not ended yet. It is going to be a very long path.

Israel can't make peace without the clear support of the United States.