Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

Related Quotes:

" I think that the public debate that we had on the Iran deal was very important. That's probably one of the most consequential things most of us will ever vote on ; a nuclear arms control agreement with a mortal enemy. And the White House - despite all their efforts - failed miserably. "

Tom Cotton

Debate

Enemy

Think

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

Tom Cotton

Stairs

Groups

" The Islamic State is using medieval tactics. "

" We have to remain vigilant, and we have to continue to take the fight to the terrorist. "

" It's important to remember that whatever the presidential candidates of either party say, they will have to interact with the United States Congress, particularly the Senate, when it comes to crafting policy... we play an important role. And I'm going to continue to play that role, whoever is president. "

" Actions have consequences. "

Tom Cotton

Actions

Consequences

" 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. "

" It's the job of the president to negotiate, but it's the job of Congress to approve. "

" Bill Clinton worked with a Republican Congress. They certainly had their differences on many issues, but look at what they also accomplished. Welfare reform - that was maybe the most significant social policy achievement in two generations. "

" It's humiliating for Barack Obama and, therefore, the United States to have American sailors held hostage during his final State of the Union. "

" I have spoken to Donald Trump about this. He understands the dramatic budget cuts our military has faced. "

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

" 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

" Jimmy Carter proposed withdrawing the troops from South Korea. He was stopped by the United States Congress. "

Tom Cotton

Congress

United

" Information obtained from detainees at Guantanamo has been described by the CIA as 'the lead information' that enabled the agency to recognize the importance of a courier for Usama bin Laden, a crucial understanding that led to Bin Laden's secret hideout in Pakistan and the U.S. raid that killed him. "

" 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. "

" In my opinion the only problem with Guantanamo Bay is there are too many empty beds and cells there right now. We should be sending more terrorists there for further interrogation to keep this country safe. "

" I spent several months patrolling Al Dora district in Baghdad in 2006 with the 101st Airborne. It's a tough neighborhood. There's a lot of militias operating there, including a lot of Shiite militias, which are backed by Iran. "

" You never know what kind of challenges are going to be thrown in your way or opportunities will arise. "

" We're not responsible for the domestic security of every one of our allies. "

" The Middle East and South Asia have a lot less in common with America than 18-year-old kids in Boston have with 18-year-old kids in Arkansas. "

" Law and order in our communities doesn't arise spontaneously. "

" Our goal is simple: to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. "

" 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. "

" With Iran, we negotiated privately in 2012-2013 from a position of strength, not a position of weakness. The secret negotiations in Oman. This ultimately led to the Joint Plan of Action of November 2013. "

" What I believe is that a lot of the NSA's telephone metadata program is the result of misinformation spread by a traitor, Edward Snowden. "

" Vladimir Putin is decisive. He's committed to victory, and he now has aircraft and surface-to-air missiles and main battle tanks in Syria. "

" We should have imposed new sanctions in 2013 and maintained the strength of our negotiating position, which is what brought Iran to the table in the first place. "

" Before the surge started, frankly, after I left Iraq towards the end of 2006, I was worried that we were losing the war. But after the surge, I felt that we succeeded. "

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