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" It's the job of the president to negotiate, but it's the job of Congress to approve. "
Tom Cotton
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" I decided early on, very early, that the best role I could play is to speak in my own voice, assume my own voice and my own ideas. Even if you support a candidate who ultimately wins, what you say and do is seen through the filter of that candidate. "
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" Obviously, the United States military can destroy any of Iran's nuclear infrastructure. "
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" The acronym ISIS stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. But increasingly, we see that it's not limited there. We see it in Egypt. We see it in Libya. We see it in Afghanistan. "
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" Unlike President Obama, I would say that I support the long-standing bipartisan post-war belief that American global strength and leadership secures our national-security interests, and it also promotes order and stability in the world. And it gives us immense influence in the world and deters our adversaries and reassures our allies. "
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World
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" In our globalized world, our domestic prosperity depends heavily on the world economy, which, of course, requires stability and order. Who provides that stability and order? The U.S. military. "
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" As a Republican Party, we're going to have to have a conversation about it. But I think, ultimately, a majority of Republicans, like a majority of Americans, don't want to let violent felons out of prison. "
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" There are nothing but hardliners in Iran. "
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" Are we fighting too many wars? And I would say no. We're fighting one war. And it's a war against radical Islamic Jihad. "
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" We need to force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program entirely or face the threat of military force to destroy that program. "
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" We have to remain vigilant, and we have to continue to take the fight to the terrorist. "
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" The Islamic Revolution of Iran has been killing Americans, hundreds of Americans, for 35 years in Iraq and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. "
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" I learned one of the very important lessons in life in the 9/11 attacks. It's good to have a plan for your future; it's even better to write your plan in pencil. "
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" Why would you codify a set of safeguards you might want to change as technology evolves and you face new risks of privacy, in addition to changing safeguards that might need to be relaxed in an emergency situation? "
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" If we had maintained a small, residual force in Iraq, I don't think the Islamic State would have risen to power as it has. "
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