I would strongly urge the Donald Trump administration to pick someone who is completely apolitical, who doesn’t come out of the political process
ADAM SCHIFFThe Gulf states are happy for us to fight and die. That’s good for everybody, but the Americans fighting and dying.
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Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now
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The Iraqis would love to have Americans die for Iraq and the Syrians would love to have Americans die for Syria.
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Too much under the thumb of the Iranians.
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I’m just concerned that as long as this caliphate exists, it provides this magnet for radicalization, and we’re likely to see more attacks like we have seen in San Bernardino, Chattanooga and elsewhere, and that’s the concern I have over pace.
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If we can’t get the Maliki government to include a large segment of its population in its security forces and protection
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The president [Barack Obama] is not willing to send in apaches and spotters if the Iraqis say they don’t want them and if it means that these Shia mobilization forces are going to be going after and trying to kill Americans.
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The only element of it that concerned him was how it might impact him personally.
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In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II
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Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have used to avoid Turkish discomfort with its Ottoman past.
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I think what we are confronting now is a new war of ideas. It’s not communism versus capitalism, but it is authoritarianism versus democracy and representative government.
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And I don’t think Director Comey ever adequately explained why he treated the Clinton investigation one way and the Trump investigation another.
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Notwithstanding these setbacks, the dream of a beautiful American orchestra goes on, and I share Dr. King’s faith that each year we move inexorably closer to a magnificent opening night.
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Obviously, some of it will have to be done in closed session.
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It’s a huge gap in security, it’s a huge problem we’ve had with our immigration system for many years.
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I think Barack Obama has the overall right strategy and he’s been right to resist bringing in massive numbers of American troops.
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