Keep within the requisite limits a standing military force, always remembering that an armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with large ones safe

The limits of our military power must be obvious to all, and domestically we are divided as we have not been since Vietnam. So what should we do now? Can we think honestly about those with grievances against the U.S.? Can we think how to conclude the war in Iraq, how to offset the forces of extremism?

We continue to oppose the use of military force and think that there's a very significant risk of grave unrest in the Arab world.

If the use of military force, or the threat of use of military force, is necessary to bring about a political solution, NATO is prepared to do it,

On a number of occasions, military operations which involved
excessive use of force and other violations, haven't
necessarily been addressed,

The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world.