Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last week terrorists wearing suicide vests entered the Istanbul airport and opened fire on travelers before detonating their vests. Forty-five people were killed and more than 200 were injured. While no group has yet claimed responsibility, Turkish officials believe that ISIS was behind the attack. The list of ISIS-related terrorist attacks in the United States and against our allies is steadily growing: Paris, San Bernardino, Brussels, Orlando, and Istanbul. Then, of course, there is the constant barrage of attacks in the Middle East, such as last week's deadly attack in Baghdad that resulted in the death of 250 people. So far the attacks in the United States have been inspired by--rather than carried out by--ISIS, but that could change at any moment. In the wake of the Istanbul attacks, CIA Director John Brennan stated he would be ``surprised'' if ISIS isn't planning a similar attack in the United States. Given the terrorist violence in recent months, it is no surprise that a recent FOX News poll found that an overwhelming majority of Americans, 84 percent, think that ``most Americans today are feeling more nervous than confident about stopping terrorist attacks.'' Unfortunately, they have reason to be nervous because under President Obama we are not doing what we need to be doing to stop ISIS.…”