Vladimir Putin is targeting democracy as an institution. Undermining democracy and of course United States is the most lucrative target for a KGB agent.
Marco Rubio
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of State in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Senator from Florida.
To secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our country, we must establish government that derives legitimacy and power from the consent of the people.
We have now had two administrations who believed that somehow this is someone we could work with.
Since December of 2014 when this opening with Cuba was announced, has repression in Cuba increased or decreased?
So the bottom line is what American business interests need to know is that an economic opening to Cuba is not necessarily an economic opening with the Cuban people.
You may think Syrians are condemned to an unpleasant choice between Bashar Al-Assad and the jihadists.
After the President visited Cuba and left, what was the government--the Castro government's reaction to the people who met with him?
If United States enters any kind of deal at the expense of its traditional democratic allies or the countries like Ukraine... it will be seen as the clear case of hypocrisy.
Assisting the advance of democracy has helped war-torn and violence-prone states achieve more domestic tranquility.
I am confident the stories they will share today will shine a powerful light on those who attempt to violate the human rights and the freedom that every person is entitled to.





