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If a NATO member country comes under attack, NATO would support it in every way, at the moment, Turkey has come under attack and is exercising its right to defend itself and will exercise this right until the end... but what we're saying is that there could be a duty for NATO, and we ask NATO to be prepared for this. – President Tayyip Erdogan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We want to achieve peace, peace depends on security and ultimately if you don't have the capacity to defend that peace it collapses very rapidly in our area. – Benjamin Netanyahu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That is why we established the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces, and if necessary, we will know how to defend ourselves by ourselves. – Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families. i think we have the laws in place. Enforcement of those laws is what seems to be lacking, both in Charleston and here in Lafayette, Louisiana. – Rick Perry	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think that it makes a lot of sense to send a message across this country, if we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families. – Rick Perry	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The war in some ways was really a war for family, the public culture around the war was draped in familial metaphors, a war to defend women and children from deprivation. – Andrew Huebner	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We have drawn Muhammad to defend the principle that one can draw whatever they want. – Laurent Sourisseau	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It has become clear that our military personnel must have the ability to defend themselves against these type of attacks on our own soil, arming National Guard at these bases will not only serve as a deterrent to anyone wishing to do harm to our service men and women, but will enable them to protect those living and working on the base. – Greg Abbott of Texas	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our men and women in uniform are owed the right to protect themselves and others while in service of our country, while it is uncertain as to whether this legislation would have made an impact in this particular situation, it is clear that our military personnel have become targets, not just abroad, but on American soil as well. Therefore they must be given the tools to defend themselves. – Tennessee Congressman Scott DesJarlais	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The government was supposed to reward us and help us because we managed to escape from Daesh( Islamic State), it's not our fault that the government is weak and unable to defend us. – Saad Jaber	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Even in the most optimistic scenario, Chinese engineering firms will keep more than 10 percent market share, Korea will fiercely defend its newly won share, and don't forget the United States is back in play. – Klaus Friedrich	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't think it's unpopular with the American public to stop radical Islam for coming back to our shores, there is no way I know to defend America without some of us going back over there. – Lindsey Graham	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There is no way I know to defend America without some of us going back over there. you got to stabilize Iraq, but if you don't get Syria right, you'll lose Lebanon and Jordan and we have no plan when it comes to Syria. – Lindsey Graham	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Senator Durbin has been outspoken in his criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supportive of Ukrainian efforts to reform their economy and defend their nation. This letter is a forgery and was obviously written by somebody with a tenuous grasp of the English language. – Ben Marter	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Democrats in Congress are the only remaining obstacle to finalizing today’s historic deal, every Democrat should go on the record right now in support of the deal, and pledge to defend it from attacks in Congress. – Zack Malitz	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
If enough of these cases get in front of a judge, there is a chance we could start to have an impact within the judiciary, and if a town goes bankrupt trying to defend one of our ordinances, well, perhaps that's exactly what is needed to trigger a national movement. – Thomas Linzey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The companies can defend themselves in foreign courts, but that will have a cost or penalty to their market listing. – Foreign Minister Hector Timerman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We cannot lose this war, because it is essentially a war of civilisation, it is our society, our civilisation and our values that we must defend. – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I call on every man, every young woman and every young man able to carry weapons to move immediately and join the frontline positions to defend the city. – Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we lose all our current contracts and win none of the new ones we're going for then our sales could drop 2 percent, but if we defend everything and win all the new ones, then they could go up as much as 3 percent. – Maurice Levy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Education is very important because it's the shield we can use to protect ourselves in life. It's our method to solve our problems, if we don't have education, we can't defend ourselves. – The Malala of Syria Mazoun	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Even though my intentions were to solely defend a loved one, they were never the less the cause of the single most terrifying experience of my entire life. – Dustin Diamond	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're sending a message of assurance to our NATO allies. We have obligations, under the NATO treaty, to defend those countries if attacked. I think those countries in the region are going to be welcoming the positioning of these -- this equipment into their countries. – Mark Kimmitt	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The Kurds have shown themselves more able than we were expecting to conduct offense. We’ve always known the Kurds could defend Kurdish territory particularly well, but the capture of [the air base] is a positive sign that they can move forward. – Andrew Peek	Found on FOX News 8 years ago

If a NATO member country comes under attack, NATO would support it in every way, at the moment, Turkey has come under attack and is exercising its right to defend itself and will exercise this right until the end... but what we're saying is that there could be a duty for NATO, and we ask NATO to be prepared for this.

– President Tayyip Erdogan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We want to achieve peace, peace depends on security and ultimately if you don't have the capacity to defend that peace it collapses very rapidly in our area.

– Benjamin Netanyahu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That is why we established the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces, and if necessary, we will know how to defend ourselves by ourselves.

– Israeli Transport Minister Yisrael Katz

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families. i think we have the laws in place. Enforcement of those laws is what seems to be lacking, both in Charleston and here in Lafayette, Louisiana.

– Rick Perry

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I think that it makes a lot of sense to send a message across this country, if we believe in the Second Amendment, and we believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families.

– Rick Perry

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The war in some ways was really a war for family, the public culture around the war was draped in familial metaphors, a war to defend women and children from deprivation.

– Andrew Huebner

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have drawn Muhammad to defend the principle that one can draw whatever they want.

– Laurent Sourisseau

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

It has become clear that our military personnel must have the ability to defend themselves against these type of attacks on our own soil, arming National Guard at these bases will not only serve as a deterrent to anyone wishing to do harm to our service men and women, but will enable them to protect those living and working on the base.

– Greg Abbott of Texas

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our men and women in uniform are owed the right to protect themselves and others while in service of our country, while it is uncertain as to whether this legislation would have made an impact in this particular situation, it is clear that our military personnel have become targets, not just abroad, but on American soil as well. Therefore they must be given the tools to defend themselves.

– Tennessee Congressman Scott DesJarlais

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The government was supposed to reward us and help us because we managed to escape from Daesh( Islamic State), it's not our fault that the government is weak and unable to defend us.

– Saad Jaber

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Even in the most optimistic scenario, Chinese engineering firms will keep more than 10 percent market share, Korea will fiercely defend its newly won share, and don't forget the United States is back in play.

– Klaus Friedrich

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't think it's unpopular with the American public to stop radical Islam for coming back to our shores, there is no way I know to defend America without some of us going back over there.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There is no way I know to defend America without some of us going back over there. you got to stabilize Iraq, but if you don't get Syria right, you'll lose Lebanon and Jordan and we have no plan when it comes to Syria.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Senator Durbin has been outspoken in his criticism of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supportive of Ukrainian efforts to reform their economy and defend their nation. This letter is a forgery and was obviously written by somebody with a tenuous grasp of the English language.

– Ben Marter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Democrats in Congress are the only remaining obstacle to finalizing today’s historic deal, every Democrat should go on the record right now in support of the deal, and pledge to defend it from attacks in Congress.

– Zack Malitz

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

If enough of these cases get in front of a judge, there is a chance we could start to have an impact within the judiciary, and if a town goes bankrupt trying to defend one of our ordinances, well, perhaps that's exactly what is needed to trigger a national movement.

– Thomas Linzey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The companies can defend themselves in foreign courts, but that will have a cost or penalty to their market listing.

– Foreign Minister Hector Timerman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We cannot lose this war, because it is essentially a war of civilisation, it is our society, our civilisation and our values that we must defend.

– French Prime Minister Manuel Valls

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I call on every man, every young woman and every young man able to carry weapons to move immediately and join the frontline positions to defend the city.

– Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we lose all our current contracts and win none of the new ones we're going for then our sales could drop 2 percent, but if we defend everything and win all the new ones, then they could go up as much as 3 percent.

– Maurice Levy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Education is very important because it's the shield we can use to protect ourselves in life. It's our method to solve our problems, if we don't have education, we can't defend ourselves.

– The Malala of Syria Mazoun

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Even though my intentions were to solely defend a loved one, they were never the less the cause of the single most terrifying experience of my entire life.

– Dustin Diamond

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're sending a message of assurance to our NATO allies. We have obligations, under the NATO treaty, to defend those countries if attacked. I think those countries in the region are going to be welcoming the positioning of these -- this equipment into their countries.

– Mark Kimmitt

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The Kurds have shown themselves more able than we were expecting to conduct offense. We’ve always known the Kurds could defend Kurdish territory particularly well, but the capture of [the air base] is a positive sign that they can move forward.

– Andrew Peek

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

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