We must remain engaged in the Middle East because the stability of the region is vital to our national interests and international security alike.
Jim Inhofe
The Public Record
James Mountain Inhofe is a former United States Senator from Oklahoma, serving from 1994 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Inhofe is known for his strong conservative views, particularly on issues related to national defense and environmental policy. He gained notoriety for his skepticism regarding climate change, famously calling it a hoax. Throughout his tenure, he held significant positions, including Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
I'm very encouraged that under the leadership of President Trump, America is beginning to reclaim some of its worldwide leadership that has waned for the past eight years.
If we do not consolidate our recent gains in the Middle East and ensure that the United States and its partners are positioned to maintain a foothold and strong relationships in the region, we will end up facing down the same problems…
It's long past time for us to turn our attention to the broader strategy and the national objectives in that region.
I question whether or not there is built into the JCPOA the appropriate penalties involved for their failure to do so.
Despite losing more than 4,500 American lives and spending more than $1 trillion in Iraq since 2003, our hasty, I felt, ill-thought-out troop withdrawal opened the door to Iran to accomplish its strategic objectives in Iraq.
The President's decision last week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital acknowledges what many of us have long believed.
The war on fossil fuel has ended, but we still are not getting where we need to be in nuclear.
I can remember many years ago, we wanted to enhance the position and our portfolio of energy, of nuclear.





