Jean-Claude Juncker Quotes

We're committed to NATO. From the conversations I've already had with President [Donald] Trump over the phone, he has shown to me his commitment to NATO as well.

If a future U.S. president were to refuse to defend an ally under attack, NATO would lose all credibility.

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

I want to reassure our NATO allies that if any of them get attacked, we'll be there to defend them.

To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual defense commitment.

In recent years, we've made historic investments in NATO, increased America's presence in Europe.

America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view - a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.

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

It is axiomatic that the security of America and Europe are linked.

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

We've had Vice President Pence visiting Tallinn, where he met not only with me but also with my other Baltic colleagues - Lithuanian President Ms. Grybauskaite and Latvian President Mr. Vejonis. And, of course, Vice President Pence has been very clear that NATO acts as a whole. Attack against one is attack against all.

I think NATO as a concept is good, but it is not as good as it was when it first evolved. And I think we bear the, you know, not only financially, we bear the biggest brunt of it.

If Estonia or any member-state was invaded and Article V was not invoked, NATO will fall apart. If it fails once, the alliance will no longer exist.

If Israel is attacked, America has their back, not just diplomatically, not just culturally, but militarily.

I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent.

Our alliance with our NATO partners has been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for nearly 70 years, in good times and in bad and through presidents of both parties because the United States has a fundamental interest in Europe's stability and security.

You know, NATO as a military alliance has something called Article 5, and basically it says this: An attack on one is an attack on all. And you know the only time it's ever been invoked? After 9/11, when the 28 nations of NATO said that they would go to Afghanistan with us to fight terrorism, something that they still are doing by our side.

NATO was a wonderful idea. It was formed in 1949. We are as far away from NATO as NATO was when it was done in time from the presidency of Grover Cleveland.

We will continue to be a big contributor to NATO and our interests will be more secure.

NATO expansion and Russian expansion - one leads to the other, and one reflects the other.

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

Conversations with my counterparts in Europe have made clear that many of them recognize NATO's limitations and understand the need for reform.

For if the Germans do not help defend the West, American and Canadian troops must cross the seas to do the job, and I venture to believe that the troops - if not the statesmen - regard this as an interference at least in their own domestic affairs.

For decades, Turkey was widely viewed as a reliable NATO ally: prickly at times, but safely in America's corner.

NATO has been a thread throughout my life.