Political Quotes

“people all around the country know that the world is a very dangerous place. It has become more dangerous over the past 7\1/2\ years, and even over the course of this summer. As a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, I come here again to the floor because I have seen one example after another--examples of how the Obama administration seems to not know what is going on when it comes to foreign policy. I believe the Obama administration--and specifically Secretary Clinton as well as President Obama--have been embarrassingly naive with regard to the Russian reset. I think it has been awful, this disastrous Iran nuclear deal. This country has had an inadequate response to North Korea, which led to another nuclear test just last week. The President's foreign policy should secure America's national interests and demonstrate America's leadership around the world. The question is, Has the Obama foreign policy done that? It really has not. Look at what former President Jimmy Carter had to say. He said this about President Obama: ``I can't think of many nations in the world where we have a better relationship now than we did when he took over.'' He went on to say: ``The United States' influence and prestige and respect in the world is probably lower now than it was 6 or 7 years ago.'' So you have to ask yourself: Why is this happening? Well, I think it is clear that President Obama has really refused to stand up to the aggression of other countries.…”