I know that those of us who have visited recently know that before this all occurred U.S. influence was at an all-time low and really almost not present.
I have now gotten to the point where I question--I hate to say it--how effective that is going to be at this point.
The Iraqis are very eager, under our strategic framework agreement, for U.S. assistance to be the backbone of their resp...
Since 2009, Maliki has systematically shredded and politicized the entire structure of the Iraqi Security Forces.
I will tell you this, it does not give me a lot of faith in the public officials who are dealing with this issue if they...
this is a humanitarian crisis, and I think everybody here--all of--most of us have children, have--I mean, we--you know,...
I really do believe that the type of thing we are dealing with on the border now cries out for us, as a Congress, to dea...
I was glad to join you in the Senate-passed immigration bill.
China's doing this because they can.
I am troubled that the Obama administration does not appear to have a clear China policy.
the prospects for enhanced cooperation seem fairly dim.