Paul Cook

Has anybody been held accountable for that?

I personally think that would be a mistake because I don't believe the problem that Europe faces or the threat Europe faces from various forms of extremism is so great as to warrant that decision.

It would be very difficult to imagine anything that Russia or specifically Putin could offer that would be better than what Greece has now.

My bill, H.R. 832, ensures that veterans are receiving effective and successful employment training services.

It is time to bring all employment and training programs under one roof, as this will eliminate duplication, it will streamline processes, and, most importantly, it will improve veteran opportunities for future employment.

I want to go back to some of the comments about NATO, and I am a little concerned about this because obviously, it is a very, very fragile organization.

I think I used the phrase that one time I was the most dangerous weapon in the world as a second lieutenant with a map and a compass.

I don't think that the fiscal year 2016 budget provides the Marine Corps adequate resources to implement this vision.

We are facing emerging threats and existing threats modernizing at an unprecedented rate.

I must have cursed that weapon so many times. Because when it was first issued in Vietnam, it didn't work very, very well.

It is a sad commentary on what is going on in the world right now. Just when you think you put down one terrorist group, there is another one that arises from the ashes.

If we are not ready to defend Jordan or be there for them, I think we are going to be in serious trouble.

I am very, very pessimistic of the future in terms of reconstructing the military.

I am very, very concerned about Maliki and his credibility which to me is absolutely zero.

The fact is President Obama's unwillingness to enforce immigration law and secure our borders not only impacts the security of U.S. citizens.

President Obama's decision to flout U.S. immigration law spread like wildfire through the region.

As someone who's been in combat, the second hardest duty, I know probably the hardest duty is to actually go up to the parents or the spouses and then to tell them their son or daughter is no longer with them.

I think it is incumbent upon us in keeping with the philosophy and taking care of our troops that we find out how we can make it better.

If it is not working, we have got to change.

Congress has a duty to provide our veterans with the best employment services possible.

I always boil it down to the KISS principle. Keep it simple stupid.

My fear is that a lot that has happened in the past, the importance of what you do... is almost like it is not glamorous.

We are very, very naive about the motivations of certain countries and why they do certain things.

People who do not understand history are bound to repeat it.

The time to do so is now.