Liam Fox Quotes

NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

Just as we protect California, so shall we protect Japan.

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

We have every reason to put our trust in NATO and in transatlantic cooperation.

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

I don’t want Italy to withdraw from the Atlantic Pact [NATO] … not only because our withdrawal would upset the international equilibrium. I feel safer …

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

NATO is built on security, but it's also built on values.

We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.

So seven new countries, three of them formerly part of the Soviet Union, and the others part of the Warsaw Pact, will become full members of NATO next year.

We also have a real opportunity to join NATO.

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

Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.

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.

NATO was built to counteract the Soviet Union in its day and time. At this point there is no threat coming from the Soviet Union, because there is no Soviet Union anymore. And where there was the Soviet Union once, there is now a number of countries, among them the new and democratic Russia.

Trust between allies is as important as deterrence of foes.

The only thing wrong with NATO is that we don't belong to it.

America’s military bases around the world are centers of stability in unstable regions.

The United States’ alliances have provided its partners in Europe and Asia with such a high level of insurance that they have outsourced their defense to Washington.

NATO is the most important military alliance in world history.

NATO is indispensable to America's national security.

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

I served in the Navy in Europe and know firsthand the importance of our NATO partners.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world.