I agree with President Obama that that was a systemic failure.
Continuing federal support for State and local law enforcement is extremely important.
Cooperation and interoperability are especially critical among State and federal partners.
I have never lost sight of how important this is. It is one of the best investments we can make in Congress.
Incidentally, when you hear him talk about his concerns for law enforcement, he does not say it just here.
I did not support the invasion of Iraq, which distracted us from that goal.
I think we have to dramatically accelerate our withdrawal of troops from that country.
Do they also arrest the people that help us?
How long do we support governments that lie to us? When do we say, enough is enough?
I don't think we can continue to sacrifice so many lives and spend billions of dollars a week in a war with no end.
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