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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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" The Iranian people, if you look at their demographics and their level of education, could be a strong source for stability in the Middle East. The problem is they're run by an apocalyptic cult of ayatollahs. "

Tom Cotton

People

Education

Problem

" 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. "

" Today, few terrorist organizations still employ the 'al-Qaeda model' in which individuals travel to terrorist training camps overseas and then are deployed to the West to inflict atrocities. "

" There are still plenty of fighting forces inside of Syria who want to see Assad go. We should have been helping them from the very beginning. "

" Two-thirds of the American people realize just how bad the nuclear deal is with Iran. "

" The nuclear deal with Iran is fundamentally flawed. "

" If anything, we have an under-incarceration problem. "

Tom Cotton

Problem

Anything

" The Islamic State is using medieval tactics. "

" Donald Trump, like most Americans, like most Republicans, believe in protecting America's core national interests. "

Tom Cotton

Donald Trump

America

" Fundamentally, we have to recognize that Iran is not a partner. "

" Teenagers are kinda the same wherever you find them in America. "

" Our national-security strategy must drive our military budget, rather than the budget setting our strategy. "

" I think that Americans - and this is not true just now, but over the years - are not fundamentally opposed to war. They're fundamentally opposed to losing wars. "

" 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. "

" Any deal that's not approved by Congress won't be accepted by Congress. Not now and certainly not in the future. "

" I have introduced legislation - with other senators from both parties, like Bob Corker and Bob Menendez and Joe Manchin - called the 'Countering the Iranian Threats Act', specifically to clamp down on a lot of Iran's nefarious activity throughout the region. "

Tom Cotton

Lot

Act

" 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. "

Tom Cotton

World

Support

" Against the wishes of my family, I gave up my legal career, and I volunteered for the Army. I became an infantryman. I went to Iraq and Afghanistan. "

" At Harvard College, I discovered political philosophy as a way of life. "

" We're going to make America a better place. "

" We need to force Iran to dismantle its nuclear program entirely or face the threat of military force to destroy that program. "

" Early on, when my wife and I were dating, we went to the grocery store, and I told her that sometimes I just buy birthday cakes, and I eat them. And she said: 'Really? I do, too.' "

" I do not take my obligations as a senator lightly. "

" Waterboarding isn't torture. We do waterboarding to our own soldiers in the military. "

" I don't do stairs. And I don't do groups. "

Tom Cotton

Stairs

Groups

" There's nothing good about Russia's activity in Syria. "

" What you did do with your grocery card, discount card is much more invasive to your privacy than what the NSA does. "

Tom Cotton

Privacy

Discount

" The NSA is not listening to anyone's phone calls. They're not reading any Americans' e-mails. They're collecting simply the data that your phone company already has, and which you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy, so they can search that data quickly in the event of a terrorist plot. "

Tom Cotton

Listening

Reading

" I joined the army after 9/11, after the Iraq war was started. I joined in part because I wanted to go fight on the front lines. "

" Guantanamo Bay is a first-rate detention facility that's kept terrorists off the battlefield and kept America safe. It's critical role in our national security cannot be overstated. "