AB: It made me sick, to see that war taking place, because I knew it would make our financial problems a lot worse and new we had deep, ingrained financial problems. I knew it would make our terrorism problems a lot worse. And not to brag, I was right about both and it made me sick, because I knew it was based on a pack of lies. It really bothered me."
A: Continue what we generally have been doing, but not make mistakes like the war in Iraq, that made our terrorism problems worse. Leaving jet fighters in Saudi Arabia after the Gulf War was a mistake. And, we should plan to exit the Middle East. In this regard, we are now energy independent and Israel is doing fine. (Yes, it is enemies with Iran, but so are most of the countries in the Middle East.)
Perdue: No. Opposed bill to require approval. Supported 2020 attack; "justice has been served."
Ossoff: No position found, although opposed Trump withdrawal from Iran nuclear treaty.
A: Enhanced immigration policies should be maintained in order to limit those coming into the country will ill intent towards Americans. Our policies of regime change intervention must also be abandoned.
A: As someone who has served on the ground in Iraq, I believe the best decisions regarding a withdrawal in Afghanistan should be determined by the commanders and military leaders we have overseas who defend our country day in and day out. I support a timetable that is put in place by these men and women, but I feel we must not allow our enemies to learn of any definite plan.
A: I believe Iran is an imminent threat to the US and also one of our greatest friends, Israel. Protecting our citizenry from any threat--foreign or domestic--is an obligation the federal government must uphold;
For starters, as part of that nuclear "deal,"
the sanctions against Iran were lifted at the beginning of this year. Also the United States paid Iran the one-and-half-billion (yes, with a "b") dollars we "owed" them. But with the nuclear "deal" in place, we can rest comfortably. Of course,
Iran will keep its word and follow the letter of the law in the agreement it signed. The time to act is NOW. Radical Islam will always be an enemy to the world. We cannot sit by idly and wait until terror strikes again. Our loved ones and neighbors could be the next targets. It is up to us.
A: The United States should aggressively work to eliminate terrorist cells and apprehend supporters of terrorism in the
U.S., coordinate with allies to dismantle extremist networks worldwide, and use available technology to identify, track, and eliminate funding and resources to terrorist organizations.
In the coming months, I'm going to take my message directly to Georgians. I am dedicated to America's founding values and principles of God-given rights, limited government, free enterprise and expanded liberty.
I have fought to defend these values in Afghanistan and Iraq and in the Georgia Senate.
Jim's top priority is keeping Americans safe. At times, American foreign policy choices have led to
decisions that have ultimately not made us safe, like the disastrous 2003 Iraq War that Jim vigorously opposed. The Iraq War cost way too much in American lives, distracted our focus from Afghanistan and finding Osama Bin Laden.
The resulting instability has left the United States in the middle of a religious conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims and given rise to ISIS. The war, paid for with borrowed money, also put significant pressures on our long
term debt and short term deficits, and will continue to have significant budget consequences for the foreseeable future. It also put pressures on our VA system that must be addressed.
As an investigative film executive, Jon has managed high-risk operations in conflict
zones. Last year, one of his investigative teams documented evidence of war crimes on the front line in Iraq. His teams have also exposed the corrupt theft and black market sale of foreign aid funded by American taxpayers.
Jon will back efforts to destroy ISIS without deploying regular US ground forces. He will work to ensure that law
enforcement, intelligence agencies, and the military have the resources and authorities necessary to prevent terrorism without sacrificing privacy and human rights. Jon will vigorously oppose the torture of detainees and prisoners of war in US custody.
We have a massive opportunity to invest in renewable energy and jobs in this country and instead we're dumping money in a country because they have oil.
I doubt if there were not one drop of oil in Iraq that we would have been there this long. If it were human rights that we were concerned about, we would be helping the people of Darfur and other countries.
We need to withdraw within the next twelve to eighteen months & have the United Nations security force help us out. Right now our leaders have no exit strategy and we are ignoring the pain of our own people.
A: America's foreign policy should be that of non-intervention. Our intervention in places like Iran in 1952 under operation
Ajax has changed our relationship with the entire Middle East for over 70 years. We are now dealing with blowback.
The greatest threat to this nation are the 545 members of our own government and bureaucracy that is never held accountable. We should remove our military from 150 countries around the world. We should open up trade and remove government
from private interactions around the world. We are goods and services cross borders tanks in armies do not. We should be advocating for peace thru liberty.
In my opinion, all terrorists are cowards. When you target the lives of innocent civilians, you merit no mercy. We have seen time and time again that you cannot make deals with terrorists. It is time that our leaders take action and show resolve in
response to the recent bombings in Brussels.
Q: What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
I am running to cast a bold vision for Georgia that can only come about with true, conservative leadership. Republicans have an opportunity to bring about sweeping change in Georgia, and
I refuse to stand by and simply mark time. Georgians expect and demand results, and I am ready to deliver.
Honoring our Veterans means not going into unilateral wars of choice, like Iraq in 2003, where there is not a clear purpose or exit strategy.
In Congress, Jon will push for a tough, smart foreign policy that protects our national security while avoiding reckless, destabilizing missteps like the Iraq War.
Jon will oppose unnecessary military intervention overseas and will only support the use of force where US national security is at stake.
Knowing that the U.S. military needed additional experts in Middle Eastern studies, he began teaching himself Farsi. Saddler eventually went back to school, earned two master's degrees, and became fluent in the language. Then, in 2011, Saddler joined
the Navy through Officer Candidate School and, at 28, entered SEAL Training as the oldest member of his class and upon graduation reported to the SEAL Teams. "It was a privilege simply to serve alongside SEALs, let alone lead them," Saddler says.
"I think the Iran nuclear deal could have been better," said the Senate hopeful. "The benefit of delaying Iran's nuclear capability may well have been outweighed by the cost of freeing up enormous sums of money for Iran to wreak havoc-- I think any
future deal would need to look at what that experience has been and would look at what Iran has done with the funds that were opened up to it and take that into much more serious consideration given actual events that have transpired."
Lieberman would not support re-entering the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the Iran deal is formally known. "I think it would be great to have a better deal than
the one that we had before," he said. Lieberman would not say whether he supported or opposed Trump's decision in 2017 to withdraw the United States from the landmark nuclear pact with Tehran.
We need to get out of Iraq as quickly as possible. This war is bankrupting our country. It's making it impossible for us to invest in our own people. We are building roads and schools and hospitals for countries half way around the world where they are
teaching children to hate America while we ignore our own people who are in despair on the streets.
Hazel wants to expose war hawks and associated lobbyists who use wars to get rich.
He wants to end the forever wars. "War is a racket, and the forever wars are killing us. #EndTheWars"
Q: What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of radical Islamic terrorism?
The reality is that often the armed conflicts that we enter--not always--but there are some armed conflicts where it is about the protection of people's bodies. And we cannot diminish the importance of America leveraging its military might to
actually protect those communities that are at risk. I think we should always be judicious about and careful with our use of military might. War is a terrible, horrific thing.
As the next United States Senator from Georgia, I will:
2016 Presidential contenders on War & Peace:
Republicans:
Gov.Jeb Bush(FL)
Dr.Ben Carson(MD)
Gov.Chris Christie(NJ)
Sen.Ted Cruz(TX)
Carly Fiorina(CA)
Gov.Jim Gilmore(VA)
Sen.Lindsey Graham(SC)
Gov.Mike Huckabee(AR)
Gov.Bobby Jindal(LA)
Gov.John Kasich(OH)
Gov.Sarah Palin(AK)
Gov.George Pataki(NY)
Sen.Rand Paul(KY)
Gov.Rick Perry(TX)
Sen.Rob Portman(OH)
Sen.Marco Rubio(FL)
Sen.Rick Santorum(PA)
Donald Trump(NY)
Gov.Scott Walker(WI)
Democrats:
Gov.Lincoln Chafee(RI)
Secy.Hillary Clinton(NY)
V.P.Joe Biden(DE)
Gov.Martin O`Malley(MD)
Sen.Bernie Sanders(VT)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren(MA)
Sen.Jim Webb(VA)
2016 Third Party Candidates:
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Roseanne Barr(PF-HI)
Robert Steele(L-NY)
Dr.Jill Stein(G,MA)
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