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“Not once during Obama's tenure did the country achieve an annual 3 percent rate of economic growth.”
“America's bipartisan strategy for years has been to deny jihadists with sanctuaries anywhere in the world from where they can plan, prepare, and train for attacks against the West.”
“The Eurozone allows for the largely unimpeded movement of people, goods, services, and capital across borders. It has also resulted in unprecedented cooperation on crime, security, and finance among its members.”
“Sports are trivial compared to matters of war and peace, but some parallels apply.”
“The U.S. must remember - as the Gadhafi loyalists have and Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh are now realizing - that it cannot get into bed with groups affiliated with the jihadist movement.”
“We need to recognize the reality of the threat from radical Islam: that it will be an enduring conflict, that there are no easy decisions, and that mistakes have and will be made.”
“The Islamic State has proven that terrorists can seize and deploy modern military equipment on lesser-armed opponents.”
“Obama sought a strategy of accommodating our enemies, even if they weren't so willing to accommodate us.”
“Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan harbor incredible promise for America once they forge an effective partnership.”
“I think cleaning house at the CIA needed to happen.”
“Where the West has intervened in African domestic affairs, such as it did in Libya 2011, the country became a cradle of extremism that exports weapons, jihadists, and ideology to the rest of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.”
“Briefly after the 9/11 attacks, Republicans and Democrats were united in identifying the evil of the radical jihadists and fighting it.”
“The silence caused by politicizing speech is deafening.”
“Gadhafi opponents included many 'good guys,' but they never received the support necessary to govern a new Libya after he was gone.”
“It seems that whenever America faced a challenge, it faced it and overcame it.”
“From my experience as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, if a congressperson is identified as a potential target by a foreign intelligence service, that individual is notified.”
“Governing has always been hard.”
“Hard work, years of sacrifice, and dedication are necessary to succeed in the real world. Snowden's most notable accomplishment was lying about his military service, his experience, and education to procure a job with the NSA in the first place.”
“I've got a lot of respect for Mike Hayden.”
“Americans must step back and realize that an effective foreign policy is very difficult to devise, and we must present a united front to make it work.”