Security Agreements Quotes

The bogey of "entangling alliances" lurks in the corner of almost every treaty the Senate has had to consider in recent years.

Both peoples, both nations, deserve a nation-state of their own. Palestinians, if they wish so, will go to the Palestinian state; Jews, if they so wish, can go to the Jewish state. And we'll have to have security and demilitarization agreements between us.

The simple fact about alliances is that different nations have their own interests.

Any arms agreement should be verifiable.

Okay, NATO expanded to East Berlin and East Germany. Under [Bill] Clinton NATO expanded further, to the former Russian satellites. In 2008 NATO formally made an offer to Ukraine to join NATO. That's unbelievable. I mean, Ukraine is the geopolitical heartland of Russian concern, quite aside from historical connections, population and so on.

You cannot force a state to be demilitarized. Even if a state enters a treaty where it commits to be demilitarized, there's no way to reverse statehood if it violates it.

No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East.

I'm at a point in my life where I'm not going to be writing about NATO or NAFTA.

Asking Europe to disarm is like asking a man in Chicago to give up his life insurance.

Our safety and security is more important than ever, and Congress needs to take an active role in enforcing international agreements that support global security.

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

I think the first what would happen in the immediate wake of a hard Brexit is a lack of confidence in UK economy. Business is already telling me that they need a year or so to adjust to what is going to change in March 2019. Without a deal, tariffs would immediately kick in and we would need all the physical attributes of a customs border. And that is just the trade aspect. Imagine what would happen if, from one day to the next, we had no aviation agreement or no agreements for dealing with security across Europe.