“There has been a good deal of comment — some of it quite outlandish — about what our postwar requirements might be in Iraq. Some of the higher end predictions we have been hearing recently, such as the notion that it will take several hundred thousand U.S. troops to provide stability in post- Iraq, are wildly off the mark. It is hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post-Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of Saddam's security forces and his army — hard to imagine.” Has BeensWarEndsHardMightForceDealsImagineSecurityHigherThousandHundredMarkArmyNotionIraqHearingSurrenderSecurePostsCommentStabilityTroopsRequirementsPredictionsSaddamOutlandishSecurity Forces Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“The distribution of troops devoted to the defence of a place includes a garrison, an occupying force, numerically as weak as possible; a reserve as strong as possible, designed for counterattacking and for providing itself, at the moment it goes into action, with a security service which will guard it from any possible surprise.” MomentsActionStrongForceSecurityWeakSurpriseDevotedProvidingTroopsReservesDistributionDefence Book:The Principles of War Source: The Principles of War
“US intelligence agencies will only use such data to meet specific security requirements: counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counterproliferation, cybersecurity, force protection for our troops and allies, and combating transnational crime, including sanctions evasion.” UseForceSecurityCrimeIncludingProtectionDataAgencyAlliesTroopsRequirementsSanctionsNsaCybersecurityOur TroopsEvasionIntelligence AgenciesCounterintelligence Author:Barack Obama
“In Afghanistan, U.S. troops are now holding an American man who has been fighting alongside the Taliban. His mother says he was born in Washington, D.C. and his father's a lawyer. Well, that explains it. ... He surrendered to authorities and said he wants to go back to his old job - airline security guard.” MenWantWellsHas BeensSaidJobsMotherFightingFatherBornSecurityAuthorityLawyerAfghanistanTroopsAirlineTalibanSecurity GuardsOld JobAirline Security Author:Jay Leno
“I think the American people want to see what we want to see, and that is for the Iraqi people to have a free, open, fair election, for their forces to be built up, for our reconstruction money to be used well, and for Iraqi security forces to take over so we can start bringing our troops home.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsHomeUsedForceSecurityBuiltFairsElectionTroopsReconstructionOur TroopsSecurity Forces Author:Colin Powell
“The United States armed forces and coalition troops deserve recognition and support for their work to remove Saddam Hussein from power, and ensure the safety and security of the American people, civilians abroad, and the people of Iraq.” PeopleStatesForceUnitedUnited StatesSupportSecurityDeserveSafetyIraqRecognitionRemoveTroopsSaddamHusseinCiviliansCoalitionsArmed ForcesSafety And Security Author:Mark Kennedy
“A group of national security experts, military intelligence experts, issued a very concerning statement about Senator Bernie Sanders's views on foreign policy and national security, pointing out some of the comments he has made on these issues, such as inviting Iranian troops into Syria to try to resolve the conflict there; putting them right at the doorstep of Israel.” TryingMadeViewsIssuesGroupsSecurityMilitaryPolicyConflictIsraelStatementsExpertsResolveCommentForeign PolicyTroopsSyriaSenatorsNational SecurityPointingInvitingIranianDoorstepMilitary Intelligence Author:Hillary Clinton
“The U.N. is asking Italy to oversee this effort. And if a government is formed, you're likely to see up to 5,000 Italian troops maybe go in to provide security and also train a Libyan army.” IfsGovernmentEffortSecurityArmyAskingTrainItalianTroops Author:Tom Bowman
“The reality is that Qatar is an ally of the United States. There are a significant number of American troops that are stationed in Qatar. What we did for them and do for them is security for their facilities.” StatesRealityUnitedNumbersUnited StatesSecuritySignificantAlliesTroopsFacilityAmerican TroopsSignificant NumbersQatar Author:Rudy Giuliani
“The Israelis have taken a lot of security measures which reduce significantly the ability of Iran to inflict truly severe pain in Israel. But America is vulnerable with 100,000 troops in Iraq and more than half of that in Afghanistan, and we depend heavily on access to Middle Eastern oil. We're sitting targets for debilitating Iranian retaliation.” PainAmericaAbilityHalfTakenMiddleSecurityDependsSittingIraqIsraelOilAccessVulnerableIranTargetAfghanistanTroopsSevereEasternIranianRetaliationSecurity MeasuresTroops In IraqSevere Pain Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski