Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to point out the failures of the Biden administration's foreign policies, and specifically President Biden's failures in addition to that of his administration, because President Biden ran for President based on basically two things: what he described as his competence and as his foreign policy expertise. He has failed miserably at both. It has been nearly a month since President Biden withdrew from Afghanistan. And what about the Taliban? Well, right now, they are more powerful than ever. They have billions and billions of dollars' worth of high-tech military equipment. It is beyond their wildest dreams. Where did they get their weapons? Well, they got them from the United States of America. As we hear on nightly news broadcasts, and as we know from what we are hearing at home, there are hundreds of Americans still stranded behind enemy lines. The administration doesn't want to admit a number, but there are hundreds of Americans stranded behind enemy lines, if not more. The detrimental consequences for America are only beginning. Our friends are furious. And our enemies? They are emboldened by what has happened in Afghanistan. Earlier this month, I visited with our NATO allies. Our allies are enraged. And a host of foreign policy mistakes by President Biden, in my opinion and in theirs, are irreversible.…”