You've got to be able to act ...

You've got to be able to act when it's necessary to act. And you've got to be able to act where the threat is.
 George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen

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Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant.
 George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen