Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as we enter the final stretch of the Obama administration, many have began analyzing the President's tenure and debating what legacy he will leave. People are asking: Are we better off? Are we safer? Unfortunately, the evidence suggests that the answer to both of those questions is no. As we look around the world right now, we see more and more unrest and insecurity, and the foreign policy failures of the President and his administration are partly responsible. Again and again, when it has come time for the President to lead, he has chosen instead to sit on the sidelines. His failure to act has emboldened our enemies and alienated our allies. Take the situation in Syria. I am not blaming the start of the Syrian civil war on President Obama, but when a redline was drawn and crossed and the President ignored it, we lost our credibility and our ability to influence President Assad. As we retreated from a position of strength, turmoil and unrest erupted in Syria. The President's reluctance to act must have looked familiar to foreign leaders like Vladimir Putin. It doesn't make the front pages of the papers anymore, but we must remember that Russia invaded the sovereign country of Ukraine and annexed Crimea while the President did nothing. After that, it is no surprise that Russia felt free to involve itself in Syria or that it continues to occupy and influence parts of eastern Ukraine as if it were a colony and not a free nation.…”