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Rudy Giuliani

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Rudy Giuliani is a prominent Republican figure known for his role as the Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. He gained national recognition for his leadership during the September 11 attacks in 2001, where he was praised for his response and crisis management. Giuliani has also served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, where he gained a reputation for his tough stance on organized crime and corruption. His political career has included various roles and he has remained a vocal figure in American politics, often engaging in public discourse on issues related to law and order.

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Sep 7, 2015

They should not have their hands on nuclear weapons. Iran does not need the peaceful use of nuclear power.

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Sep 7, 2015

I oppose that because I do not believe it makes sense to reach an agreement on the controlling of nuclear weapons with a mass murderer.

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Sep 7, 2015

We should not allow political correctness to override sensible law enforcement decisions about what needs to be done to protect lives.

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Sep 7, 2015

I think there has to be an acknowledgment on the part of the administration that, whether we want to call it a war or not, it is a war, and the military should be engaged.

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Sep 7, 2015

I think the withdrawal of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan on a time table will prove, historically, to be a horrible mistake.

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Sep 7, 2015

I believe this policy of containment against ISIS is not going to win the day.

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Sep 7, 2015

Let's realize that we are at war. If we don't want to call it that, they call it that.

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Sep 7, 2015

We have a very dangerous situation developing in the Middle East, where we have a divided Middle East.

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Sep 7, 2015

If the Ayatollah can negotiate with us and call for our death and destruction, then why can't we negotiate with him and call for regime change in Iran?

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Sep 7, 2015

Let's remember that we are negotiating with an Ayatollah who has pronounced the destruction of the state of Israel.

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Sep 7, 2015

The Iranian empire that began with the overthrow of the Shah and the first Ayatollah and now the second has killed well over a million people.

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Sep 7, 2015

But ISIS is not the biggest threat to us. A determined, strong strategy of engaging our Special Forces could do a good job of eliminating ISIS.

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Sep 7, 2015

Our response to ISIS so far has been, at best, to play defense; at worst, to be rather ineffective.

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Sep 7, 2015

So we have ISIS doing things that take you back to the 6th Century and the 7th Century, to the acts of Ali and some of the followers of Mohammed--beheading of people, mass graves.

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Sep 7, 2015

The Islamic terrorist war against us did not begin on September 11, 2001.

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Sep 7, 2015

This is not just a museum; this is sacred ground.

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Sep 7, 2015

It does require a different law enforcement strategy, and it requires a different military strategy.

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Sep 7, 2015

I think this should be continued if we really mean that we are not going to forget.

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Sep 7, 2015

Last year was the deadliest year on record for global terrorism.

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Sep 7, 2015

We have made progress since 9/11, which was the largest attack in world history.

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Sep 7, 2015

But we will not bow down to terror.

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Sep 7, 2015

In the wake of 9/11, we were told to never forget, and we did not.

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Feb 19, 2015

I don't regret making this statement. I believe it. I don't know if he loves America.

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