Political Quotes

“now, in the aftermath of the U.S. military operation that took out Iranian General Soleimani, we need to be asking the right questions and remain clear-eyed about what might happen next. I have grown increasingly concerned about the strike against Soleimani and what it might mean for the safety of American troops in the region and the future of America's involvement in the Middle East. The President has promised that he would not drag the American people into another endless war in the Middle East. The President's actions, however, have seemingly increased the risk that we could be dragged into exactly such a war. Unfortunately, this contradiction is far too typical of how the President has conducted foreign policy over the last 3 years. The President's decision making has been erratic, and it has been impulsive, without regard to the long-term consequences of America's actions abroad. He prefers reality show diplomacy and photo ops with foreign leaders to substantive progress. As a result, the President's foreign policy has been dangerously incompetent. When you look at nearly every hotspot around the globe, he has made the situation worse, not better. North Korea--3 years after failed ``negotiations,'' North Korea remains belligerent, defiant, and intent on developing ICBMs. Syria--after years of sacrifice and struggle against ISIS, one impulsive decision to withdraw our troops risks undoing all our progress.…”