Security force

Definition and stakes

Portrait of George W. Bush George W. Bush,  President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended (2003)

“ We stand for human liberty.
The United States upholds these principles of security and freedom in many ways — with all the tools of diplomacy, law enforcement, intelligence, and finance. We are working with a broad coalition of nations that understand the threat, and our shared responsibility to meet it. The use of force has been, and remains, our last resort. Yet all can know, friend and foe alike, that our nation has a mission: We will answer threats to our security, and we will defend the peace.
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Source: Wikisource

Anonymous,  Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers

“ The commander of a force that is at rest will require security for that force in order that its rest may be undisturbed, and he will require the security to be assured in order that his plans for the overthrow of the enemy may be developed. He will, therefore, detach a portion of his force to ensure this security by observation, to prevent the secret occupation of localities the hostile possession of which will interfere with his plans; and by resistance to hostile movements he will secure the rest of the Main Body. ”
Source: Gutenberg

Portrait of Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman,  The Duma is Dead, Long Live the Duma (1906)

“ But, gentlemen, can any of us say that as a result of such overwhelming sacrifices of money, of men, of ideals, and of civil dignity the sense of security has indeed been attained? Is it not evident that a process of simultaneous and progressive arming defeats its own purpose? Scare answers to scare, and force begets force, until at length it comes to be seen that we are racing one against another after a phantom security which continually vanishes as we approach. ”
Source: Wikisource

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