Political Quotes

“I rise today to speak about North Korea, the most urgent national security challenge for the United States and our allies in East Asia. Secretary Mattis has said North Korea is ``the most urgent and dangerous threat to peace and security.'' Admiral Gortney, the previous commander of U.S. Northern Command, stated that the Korean Peninsula is at its most unstable point since 1953, when the armistice was signed. Last year alone, North Korea conducted two nuclear tests and a staggering 24 ballistic missile launches. This year, Pyongyang already launched 18 missiles, including the two recent tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles that are reportedly capable of reaching the U.S. homeland. President Trump has said that the United States will not allow this to happen, and I am encouraged by the President's resolve. Patience is not an option with the U.S. homeland in the nuclear shadow of Kim Jong Un. Our North Korea policy of decades of bipartisan failure must turn to one of immediate bipartisan success, with pressure and global cooperation resulting in the peaceful denuclearization of the regime. As Vice President Pence stated during his recent visit to South Korea: Since 1992, the United States and our allies have stood together for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. We hope to achieve this objective through peaceable means. But all options are on the table. But time is not on our side. I believe U.S. policy toward North Korea should be straightforward.…”