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.

The juggernaut -- the best and biggest military force in the world -- lumbers on, doing what it knows how to do best. It is unwilling to rethink its future, unable to let go of the past. Like the shark, it must keep feeding, only now it is feeding on itself.

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

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,