The truce that lasted--the truce that was there, the peace that was there was violated by Georgia.
Dana Rohrabacher
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Dana Rohrabacher is a former U.S. Representative for California's 48th congressional district, serving from 1989 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is known for his libertarian views and strong support for the tech industry. During his time in Congress, Rohrabacher was an advocate for various issues, including technology innovation and foreign policy matters, particularly regarding Taiwan and its democratic governance. He often emphasized the importance of individual liberties and limited government intervention.
Whatever happened in the past does not justify Hun Sen's continuing iron-fisted grip.
We sided with the Kosovars, by the way, because they had a right of self-determination.
We are leading the world not to a new cold war but the possibility of a real war with Russia.
this attitude that we're talking about that pervaded, that actually made people make their decisions based on an attitude that prevailed at the FDIC is, number one, of course something that is unacceptable, but I see that as part of a…
Our hope for a better situation and things would turn around has not happened, and we have been disappointed.
President Erdogan's party has used the levers of power to limit dissent and to crack down on free journalism.
I was horrified that they shot the plane down in the first place, and now they are apologizing for it.
There is a cycle of tyranny and a cycle of radicalization that seems to be going on in Turkey that is frightening about where that could lead.
Seemingly erratic, Erdogan has officially designated the followers of Mr. Gulen as a terrorist group.
I would remind Mr. Meeks and other members that we will be trying to put together a sense of the House resolution expressing concerns over the trends in Turkey, not condemnations but expressing concerns over the trends in Turkey.
We will note that. And I think that it is always important for us when we are dealing with a country that has been so close to us, and such a friend, that whenever there are some very noticeable areas of conflict where we disagree now and…
It has been my experience that whenever the suppression of the press goes up, the level of corruption rises at the same rate.
Continuing down this disturbing path, when they are denying history, expropriating land, and severely restricting freedom of the speech, is not the answer.
If we have a new President, if it is Mr. Trump, I would expect that NATO and the EU alliances would become less important.
It seemed to me from just a distance the Gulenist movement is somewhat like the Masons were in our country's history back in the founding of our country, they were idealistic people who had an idealistic philosophy.
Turkey remains one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to freedom of the press.
I will be submitting a Sense of the House resolution expressing concern about the direction of various societal trends and governmental trends in Turkey.
These kind of steps have taken Turkey further away from the shared values at the heart of our American-Turkish alliance.
The Gulen movement... tend to be people who have high values and are looking for a more open and you say tolerant Islam.
I think it was a mistake for us to withdraw Patriots from southern Turkey last fall just as the Russian buildup in Syria was starting.
We should speak out strongly against abuses of freedom of the press and politically motivated arrests in Turkey.





