“Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force.” MeanStatesAmericaForceInterestUnitedUnited StatesClearMilitaryPositionGainsIncludingRegionsUnited States Of AmericaAssaultPersianMilitary ForcePersian Gulf Book:Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President Source: Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President
“Iran's military hardware is less than a fraction of that of any of the countries in this region.” CountryMilitaryRegionsIranFractionsHardware Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif
“Shaking up whole region means that Israel needs the US for its safety and military camps are "flourishing" everywhere in the Middle East. It has been said that Barack Obama is less interested in the Middle East. I don't think so. This mess has been created and maintained. Maybe the US is pretending to be less interested, however, it allows them to take their power back when it comes to security.” ThinkingNeedsMeanHas BeensSaidWholeMiddleSecurityMilitarySafetyIsraelEastMessBarackRegionsPretendingCampsMiddle EastShakingBack WhenFlourishing Author:Tariq Ramadan
“Similar problems are arising in Egypt too. The question is whether the military will release its grip which has been extremely strong for the past 60 years. So this is happening all over the region and particularly strikingly in Pakistan.” YearsHas BeensProblemPastStrongMilitaryHappeningsReleaseRegionsEgyptPakistan Author:Noam Chomsky
“With respect to Russia, my principal approach to Russia has been constant since I first came into office. Russia is an important country. It is a military superpower. It has influence in the region and it has influence around the world.” WorldFirstsHas BeensImportantCountryInfluenceMilitaryOfficeApproachConstantRussiaAround The WorldRegionsPrincipalSuperpower Author:Barack Obama
“The leading, the most respected Vietnam historian, military historian Bernard Fall -he was a hawk incidentally, but he cared for the Vietnamese - he said it wasn't clear to him whether Vietnam could survive as a historical and cultural entity under the most massive attack that any region that size had ever suffered. He was talking about South Vietnam, incidentally.” SaidFallTalkingClearMilitaryHistoricalSouthSizeRegionsMassiveHistorianVietnamEntityHawksVietnamese Author:Noam Chomsky
“At present, the United States, with over 700 foreign military bases, navies in every ocean, a programme to militarise space, and drone bases planned for all regions of the world, is increasingly perceived in relation to its hard power diplomacy, a threat to political independence and stability for many countries.” WorldCountryHardStatesPoliticalSpaceUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryOceanBasesRelationIndependenceThreatRegionsStabilityDiplomacyNavyProgrammesDronesMilitary BasesPolitical Independence Author:Richard A. Falk
“What we consider is that the Venezuelan government is not a leftist government, has nothing of a leftist government. It is an oppressor, an oppressive government, it is a murderer - he murders them - the peasant fights in the region of Falcon, for example, where there are military advisers of the U.S.” GovernmentFightingMilitaryExampleMurderRegionsMurdererPeasantsOppressorsAdviserLeftistsFalconVenezuelansOppressive Governments Author:Che Guevara