A diplomatic solution is only possible with a strong, coherent, moderate opposition that can serve as a bridge from Assad to a new post-conflict government.Yet the administration has done little to help the opposition.Its feeble train-and-equip program is now defunct.

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A big part of the problem that we face today is that our children have been taught at schools that every idea is right, that no one should criticize others positions, no matter how odious.

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Let us not forget, the financial crisis had its roots in the decision by Congress to embark on a course of social justice to get everyone that wanted a home into one, regardless of whether or not they could afford it.

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I am chairman of the Africa subcommittee in the House of Representatives.

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Up until the end of the Bush Administration, there was indifference to the North Korean suffering under Kim Jong-Il.

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I've always had a keen interest in the world. My father was in Patton's 3rd Army, and he helped liberate Dachau in the 7th Army.

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The ongoing dispute over the relocation of U.S. Marines on Okinawa should be quickly settled. This isn't just an issue for the U.S. and Japan. It has regional implications.

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Several of the energy companies want to do the right thing. It's a matter of leveling the playing field though for them and that's why corrective action here is necessary.

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Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.

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The reality is that al Qaeda has been trying to attack the United States since long before Iraq.

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The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and Nigerian lives. The US should encourage Nigeria to stay in Sierra Leone.

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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria.

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Al Qaeda is on the run, partly because the United States is in Afghanistan, pushing on al Qaeda, and working internationally to cut off the flow of funds to al Qaeda. They are having a difficult time. They failed in this endeavor.

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Once you capitulate to one dictator, does that mean that the next dictator or the next terrorist that says you're not going to make a comedy about - or a film at all about ISIS. All of us in public life have a responsibility right now to speak out and to say, 'No, Sony, you did the wrong thing' and to say to Hollywood, come behind - the other studios should come behind Sony and offer their support.

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The impact that is having in terms of the effect on the democratic process there (in Eastern Europe) is very concerning, indeed, worldwide Russian efforts in this regard need to be effectively countered, and it's been many years since we've done anything effective.

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We need on social media and with respects to our sanctions push-back and make them (Russia) feel the price for doing this.

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This designation ... rightly exposes the Kim regime’s utter disregard for human life and is an important step in our efforts to apply maximum diplomatic and financial pressure on Kim Jong Un.

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His recent deployment of banned nuclear-tipped missiles poses serious threats to U.S. national security interests, and it's just one more example of Russian aggression that undermines global stability.

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What on earth was the White House thinking? sending the world’s leading state sponsor of terror pallets of untraceable cash isn’t just terrible policy. It’s incredibly reckless, and it only puts bigger targets on the backs of Americans.

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Iran's continued wrongful jailing of Americans is very disturbing, siamak and Baquer Namazi deserve to be free and with their families, and this resolution should push President Obama to step up efforts to bring them home.

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We have a similar challenge here in the United States in terms of those who would try to find their way back and take the demands seriously that the ISIS leadership is making -- and that demand is to carry the attack to apostate civilian populations (to) attack soft targets, attack women and children, civilians.

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