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" The Islamic State is using medieval tactics. "
Tom Cotton
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Medieval
Islamic
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" We only have one president and one secretary of state, but our founding fathers very clearly insisted that Congress play a significant role in foreign policy. "
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" What the United States needs to do at this point is reaffirm our commitment that Assad must go and that Iran and Russia cannot be granted a sphere of influence in Syria, and that we will not sit down at the negotiating table to help broker Assad's victory in this fight. "
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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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" As a senator, I play an important role in crafting foreign policy. "
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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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You
" 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. "
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" We need to quit appeasing our adversaries, and we need to stand with our allies. "
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" The Senate must approve any deal President Obama negotiates with Iran by a two-thirds majority vote. "
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" When he was running, my thinking was, 'I can't believe my governor is running for president.' By the end of Clinton's first year in office, I was like, 'Wow, I must not be a Democrat.' "
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" Inflammatory passion and selfish interest characterizes most men, whereas ambition characterizes men who pursue and hold national office. Such men rise from the people through a process of self-selection, since politics is a dirty business that discourages all but the most ambitious. "
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" Donald Trump may occasionally say things that are controversial or even objectionable to some, but those are words. "
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Things
" The IAEA should be worried, as I am worried about it, because North Korea is now a nuclear power state with a ballistic missile program. "
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Because
I Am
" Feminists say no-fault divorce was a large hurdle on the path to female liberation. They apparently don't consult the deepest hopes or greatest fears of young women. "
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Young
Women
" I run a lot every morning. "
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Lot
Every
" Given the devastation that crime can visit on families and communities, I will err on being a little too tough on crime than being too soft on crime. "
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Tough
Visit
" 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. "
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" The president has largely taken a hands-off approach in Syria and granted it as a legitimate sphere of interest to countries like Iran and like Russia. This is very bad policy, and it's going to lead to very dangerous consequences for our partners in the region, which is why so many of them are so opposed to U.S. policies. "
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" Donald Trump, like most Americans, like most Republicans, believe in protecting America's core national interests. "
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Like
America
" The U.S.-Israel alliance is a core part of our strategic position in the Middle East. "
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Middle
Core
Middle East
" You never know what kind of challenges are going to be thrown in your way or opportunities will arise. "
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" 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. "
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" I don't do stairs. And I don't do groups. "
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" 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. "
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" Waterboarding isn't torture. We do waterboarding to our own soldiers in the military. "
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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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" 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.' "
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Dating
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" By the time the 2008 election arrived, we had finally won the Iraq War, or we were on the road to winning it. We won starting in the summer of 2007 going into late 2011. "
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" The claim that too many criminals are being jailed, that there is over-incarceration, ignores an unfortunate fact: For the vast majority of crimes, a perpetrator is never identified or arrested, let alone prosecuted, convicted and jailed. "
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" The forces that led to radical Islam, the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda, Islamic State, can ultimately only be defeated by moderate Muslims around the globe, countries like U.A.E. that have led the fight within their own border to promote tolerance. "
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