I don't know why we think it works with China. But it has been the policy of multiple administrations to practice strategic ambiguity.
Matt Salmon
The Public Record
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December 5, 2016
Weakness invites military action in war, and I think that is what is happening now.
— Matt Salmon
We are no longer a bunch of pushovers here. We have people--we have a strong leader, and we are going to make sure the world is a safer place.
I have long championed enhancing our engagement with the Asia-Pacific and our friends and our allies in the region.
My experience in dealing with humanitarian crises all over the world has been that the best deliverer of services, bar none, that I have seen anywhere on the globe are faith-based NGOs and faith-based initiatives.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership may be end up being the administration's most lasting failure.
I had predicted that that would be a smooth transition, it really would be one country, two systems. And Mr. Rohrabacher, I will say to you right now, with egg all over my face, I was wrong.
We are going to do this until you figure out that it is in your interest to end your support of their nuclear program.
I think it would be really tragic, really tragic, if we are not able to get the Indian Government to rethink this whole process in the name of the children.
I think China is the 100-pound gorilla. And, so far, I don't think they have even come close to doing responsibly what they could and should do.
The last thing we want to do is squander these opportunities today and end up in a kinetic war.
I think that the logic of that threat is persuasively in favor of an additional agreement between the two militaries.
We can't withdraw from the region. I think there would be disastrous consequences.
If we want to have a horrible problem, let's just ignore it because the more and more China bullies some of our partners.
I don't think most of us are very trustful that Kim Jong-un is an honest broker.
Today I rise in support of House Resolution 634, recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of Korea- Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and nuclear proliferation, and to ensure regional security…
I personally believe that we should completely cut off all funding to Pakistan.
I think there certainly is--I understand that we think we are doing good, but in the end, as you said, they are treating us like chumps.
Most of the voters that I come into contact with wonder why in the heck we give people money that actually aid and abet those that commit terrorist acts across the globe.
I personally believe that right now we have the worst policy that we could possibly have, and all we are doing is rewarding thugs.
I can't even contemplate why on God's green earth we even thought for a nanosecond about the F-16 sale.





