The United States has no choice but to remain, as Bill Clinton put it, "the world's indispensable nation."

Sikorski labeled Germany as Europe's "indispensable nation" and said it must lead in saving the euro.

He said the group would help assure that "America remains the indispensable nation, the world's greatest force for peace."

You have become Europe's indispensable nation.

However in 2011 Gates said that the United States must serve as the "indispensable nation," for building multilateral cooperation.

And we must keep America the world's indispensable nation.

For me, America is really, truly the indispensable nation.

And where we continue to be the indispensable nation in the world for peace and freedom and prosperity.

Are we not, as Madeleine Albright never ceased to boast, "the indispensable nation"?

More than ever Australia is an indispensable nation in times of humanitarian disasters.