Quotes About Defense

It is natural that we should always expect an Israeli attack, even when it does not threaten.

The defense of our democracy against the forces that threaten it from without has made some of its failures to function at home glaringly apparent.

It is the job of our military to protect America and to hunt down and kill those who would threaten to murder Americans.

This resolution simply says Israel has the right to defend itself. This includes conducting operations both inside its borders and in the territory of nations that threaten it, which is in accordance with international law.

But if our hopes are betrayed, if we are forced to resist the invasion of our soil, and to defend our threatened homes, this duty, however hard it may be, will find us armed and resolved upon the greatest sacrifices.

When somebody comes to your front door, and they're screaming obscenities at you and telling you to come outside, and you've had your life threatened several times, you take it pretty seriously. It's the reason I have a Rottweiler.

Before, if I'm in the wrong situation I tended to fight back and react in a way I know I shouldn't. If I feel backed into a corner or threatened, I will defend myself. Obviously it's wrong.

The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened.

I'm always in favor of Israel responding strongly when it's threatened.

There must be some security arrangement in the south of Lebanon so northern Israel is not threatened anymore.

I think people let their guards down when they think that they're not being intimidated or they're not being threatened.

For a country constantly threatened by missiles, rockets and mortar shells from terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, security is not only a gravely important issue, but is the most critical issue. That's why I introduced the Defend Israel Act as one of my first pieces of legislation.

We are defending our process, we are defending our revolution, which continues to be threatened, which continues to be attacked.

We defended our allies in Europe for 40 years during the worst days of the Cold War - very threatening days of the Cold War - and nothing happened. So deterrence does work.

I am not threatening, I am promising the full force of our state will be ready and willing to defend our communities.

Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen.

Direct threats require decisive action.

Lebanon is caught in a cycle of threats. And it is our duty to be strong and capable of defending our country. But we will not clarify or explain what we do or do not possess.

An overstretched military undermines homeland security and our ability to meet threats around the world.

I'm proud to stand up and defend against threats to our Second Amendment rights in Congress.

I believe it is my responsibility as a member of Congress to ensure that I protect our country from any and all threats.

Without a strategic, long-term gameplan to defend our networks from foreign-based 5G threats, we are putting the privacy of American consumers and companies at risk.

The Iron Dome system is a proven way for Israel to defend its citizens from hostile threats and will advance missile defense technology for us and other allies.

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats.