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I think we're in for a long haul and I think our nation's leadership needs to begin telling the American people, 'I'm sorry. We don't have a choice. We're 15 years into what is going to be a multi-generational war because we're talking about defeating an idea,
Waltz said about Afghanistan at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2017. If [Rubio] channels Trump’s approach rather than pursuing his own agenda, he could redefine the state department’s role in a way that is both respected and effective abroad. Rubio knows that his future prospects are tied to his ability to execute Trump’s policy, not personal ambitions,
said Jason Beardsley, senior coalitions adviser for Concerned Veterans for America What no one can ever do for me, including this administration right now, is articulate a counterterrorism plan that’s realistic without us there,
Waltz said in an interview days after the withdrawal Might as well give Liz Cheney the State Department,
Did Biden/Harris pressure Israel once again to do less than it should?"
Kyiv looks at these appointments with some quiet relief — they clearly know there's room for engagement,
one source familiar with Ukrainian operations told Fox News Digital Rubio is no longer quite the Rubio many remember from 2016.
The picks leave me wondering whether Trump will deliver on his sometimes restrained foreign policy promises, including his stated desire to end the war in Ukraine sooner rather than later and to see Israel wrap up its wars,
Communist China is not, and will never be, a friend to democratic nations,
Rubio wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in August The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) doesn't believe in simple principles like religious liberty, the right to free speech, democratic elections,
They literally go around telling countries democracy cannot solve problems. 'Our system is so much better at solving problems,
They have leverage over our economy. They have influence over our society. They have an army of unpaid lobbyists here in Washington,
Rubio said in a 2023 Senate speech The bottom line is that U.S. policymakers cannot afford to be complacent about the largest, most advanced adversary America has ever faced,
It would be a nightmare coming true if he got the job,
Zhu Junwei, a former researcher in the People's Liberation Army and current director of American research at Beijing's Grandview Institution think tank, told the Australian Financial Review You know what they say about men with small hands,
He referred to my hands -- if they're small, something else must be small,
Trump said days later at a Republican debate, as Rubio stood just feet away Have you seen his hands?"
Rubio, seeking to fight Trump at his level, told a Virginia rally during that campaign I don't like what Vladimir Putin did, and we do have an interest in what happens there,
Rubio said of Russia's president We must learn from Ukraine by addressing the threat of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) and arming Taiwan NOW before it's too late,
he wrote on X, formerly Twitter, in May President-elect Trump's picks for Treasury and Commerce will be telling, but early indications suggest tough days ahead for Beijing,
