02/02/1989
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"The United States has adopted a new policy, a forward strategy of freedom in the Middle East."
"Sixty years of Western Nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe. Because in the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of l..."
"The failure of Iraqi democracy would embolden terrorists around the world and increase dangers to the American people and extinguish the hopes of millions in the region."
"This right to life cannot be granted or denied by government because it does not come from government. It comes from the creator of life."