Jim Risch
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Jim Risch is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Risch previously held the position of lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2009 and served in the Idaho State Senate from 2002 to 2006. Throughout his career, he has focused on issues such as government accountability and land management, reflecting the interests of his constituents in Idaho.
today we have heard a lot about the financial condition of this country, and certainly that is foremost on the minds of everyone. It is in the forefront. But in addition, there are national security issues in the world, and, unfortunately…
Why is it necessary that we as a matter of American foreign policy dictate that you must go?
Why should the United States, as a matter of foreign policy, intervene at all?
Those of us in politics know that there is a short, very short shelf life on your ratings.
There's not a lot of room to play with there, and I think ultimately it's going to come back to the political legitimacy.
For those of us I think that are unschooled to the extent that you are in economics, it was fascinating to watch the eurozone first of all be created.
What kind of popular support is there in the United States for this sort of complex intervention?
What is happening today, I think, around the world--there is a tremendous amount of focus on Iran and its nuclear program, and that seems to be really dominating the conversation.
I wonder. I would like to get each of you briefly to give me your personal opinion on what a post-Assad, post-Alawite Syria looks like...





