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The Afghans have to decide what Afghanistan looks like. Its not about the U.S., its about Afghanistan.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We refuel probably less than... I think 20 % of their aircraft. They have their own refuelers, by the way.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We've got to move toward a peace effort here, and you can't say we're going to do it sometime in the future. We need to be doing this in the next 30 days. We've admired this problem for long enough down there, and I believe that Saudi Arabia and the Emirates are ready, and in fact had the Houthis not walked out of the last effort that Martin Griffiths had going, we'd probably be on our way there right now.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Thirty days from now we want to see everybody around a peace table based on a ceasefire, based on a pullback from the border and then based on ceasing dropping of bombs that will permit the( UN) special envoy, Martin Griffiths -- he's very good, he knows what he's doing -- to get them together in Sweden and end this war.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
The contemptuous words about the President attributed to me in The Woodward book were never uttered by me or in my presence. While I generally enjoy reading fiction, this is a uniquely Washington brand of literature, and his anonymous sources do not lend credibility.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We always keep an eye on the submarines at sea and I prefer not to say any more than that.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Norway's leadership in the Nordic region and especially up in the Arctic where you serve as NATO's sentinel ... You are definitely contributing beyond your weight class.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We are stronger today than we were a month ago or a year ago because of the deliverables that came out of that (NATO) summit.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
... (NATO) is stronger today than it was yesterday, stronger today than it was a month ago, stronger today than it was a year ago.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
The Department of Defense remains steadfastly committed to working with Taiwan to provide the defense articles and services necessary to maintain sufficient self defense consistent with our obligation set out in Relations Act.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
This is an important time in the history of China and the United States as we work our relationship forward.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We're in the midst of very unprecedented negotiations right now with North Korea. But in this dynamic time, the longstanding alliance between Japan and the United States stands firm.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
This decision was taken to create space for our diplomats to negotiate strongly and increasing the prospects for a peaceful solution on the peninsula, at the same time, we maintain a strong collaborative defensive stance to ensure our diplomats continue to negotiate from a position of unquestioned strength.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
I note with respect the blue lapel pin you wear, and we're with you.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Going forward, we obviously look at the actions of China, but I am going there to do a lot of listening and identification of common ground and uncommon ground on the strategic level at this time, i did not want to immediately go in with a certain preset expectation of what they are going to say.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We're not going to get into the political aspect. Providing housing, shelter for those who need it is a legitimate governmental function.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We'll provide whatever support the Department of Homeland Security needs in order to house the people they have under their custody.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
The large, joint, combined exercises have been suspended. ... We'll see if the continuing negotiations keep them that way.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Providing shelter for people without shelter, we consider that to be a logistics function that is quite appropriate.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
The details are being worked out ... about exactly how much capacity they need at the two bases, what other kinds of facilities they need built.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
How do we take Turkey's legitimate security concerns and enhance their security... at the same time, the SDF was the only organization at the time that was able to throw ISIS off the track and defeat them in the field in very, very tough fighting and we will not simply cast that organization aside.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Along the path going there, certainly it'll be a little rocky, a little bumpy at times, but so far I do not anticipate any effect in the security domain.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
But I'm reminded that so long as nations continue dialogue, so long as they continue to listen to one another and to pay respect to one another, nothing is over, based on one decision.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We can anticipate, at best, a bumpy road to the (negotiations), we will continue to implement all U.N Security Council resolutions on North Korea. North Korea will receive relief only when it demonstrates verifiable and irreversible steps to denuclearization.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We can anticipate, at best, a bumpy road to the (negotiations), we will continue to implement all U.N Security Council resolutions on North Korea. North Korea will receive relief only when it demonstrates verifiable and irreversible steps to denuclearisation.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Those shared principles include respect for sovereignty and independence... peaceful resolution of disputes without any coercion, free and fair trade and investment without practicing predatory economics against poorer countries trying to develop.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
What I want you to understand is that right now every word is going to be nuanced and parsed apart across different cultures, at different times of the day, in different contexts.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
In some cases, those countries (where the fighters came from) have stripped them of their citizenship, so they have a different view as far as what their status is today. So this is not simple.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
We're all cautiously optimistic that we may be on the right path for the denuclearization of the North Korea peninsula.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Senator, I assure you that nickname was given to me by the press and some of you have experienced similar occasions with the press where they perhaps they didn't get it quite right.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis spoke to reporters Friday morning hours before the release of the Nuclear Posture Review. What we're trying to do is ensure that our diplomats and our negotiators are in a position to be listened to when we say we want to go forward on nonproliferation and arms control. At the same time, you do so by having an effective, safe deterrent.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
For too long, we have asked our military to stoically carry a ‘success at any cost’ attitude as they work tirelessly to accomplish the mission with now inadequate and misaligned resources, simply because the Congress could not maintain regular order.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We never asked for this fight but we are steadfastly committed to seeing it through, we Americans are not made of cotton candy. We’re not seaweed drifting in the current. We are not intimidated by our enemies.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
( AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The news followedremarks from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday that the U.S. military would take out any North Korean missile spotted heading for American soil, including Guam. Jim Mattis said the U.S. would detect a missile of that nature heading towards Guam within moments. If North Korea fires at the U.S., North Korea could escalate into war very quickly.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
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