I don't want to see us putting in a million soldiers, spend 10 years, a trillion dollars, trying to create a democracy where one hasn't existed, but send in troops, destroy their training centers, destroy their recruitment centers, destroy the area where they are looking to plan to attack us here and then get out.

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We have no doubt that (Hillary Clinton's server) was hacked and that state secrets are throughout to the Iranians, the Russians, the Chinese and others.

Barack Obama is the first president in American history to hold o... by George Pataki

Barack Obama is the first president in American history to hold our military hostage.

I think it just is an indication that it is still wide open, everybody thought Jeb was going to be the front-runner, and he's not. Donald Trump now has gone down and Carson has gone up in Iowa. I think it's wide open.

You see many of the candidates now slashing their spending, reducing their staff -- and i kind of chuckle, because they had all this money to begin with.

I defeated Mario Cuomo, and the first day in office, my first executive order, I revoked every one of the executive orders that Mario Cuomo had enacted over the past twelve years. I would do that to Barack Obama's executive orders.

We have to have an intelligent policy debate. It's not about a soundbite. It's not about denigrating people, there's not such thing as a perfect solution. But after years and years of ignoring this and talking in political soundbites its time for pragmatic solutions that work.

I would be delighted to have a debate with Donald Trump on this issue, and Donald, let me tell you right now I am willing to debate you here in New Hampshire, mano a mano, anytime on the issue of immigration and pit your ideas against my solutions. I hope you say, 'yes,'.

I share the frustration, yes I think he has tapped into a chord of people who do not want to see millions of people come here illegally, but that does not justify demonizing an entire group of people.

Stay behind the rope while you do it ... I'm kidding. by George Pataki

Stay behind the rope while you do it ... I'm kidding.

Here we are in 2015 and a leading candidate for the GOP nomination for President is calling Mexicans criminals, rapists and drug dealers. This is unacceptable.

My vision was not a partisan vision. It was a vision about people, about what we could accomplish together, if we are to flourish as a people, we have to fall in love with America again.

Defeating Islamic terrorists, shrinking government, growing the economy -- these are the issues that matter most, instead we're debating social issues like abortion and gay rights.

My view is leave marriage to the states, there's no reason why New York and Texas have to have the same law. Marriage is a state issue and I believe that it should continue to be.

Defeating Islamic terrorists, shrinking government, growing the economy -- these are the issues that matter most, these are the issues that matter most. Instead we're debating social issues like abortion and gay rights. They are a distraction, and will only help elect Hillary.

Perhaps it was a twinkle in his eye, but Governor Pataki has said stated clearly and repeatedly that, but for our nation's arcane campaign finance laws, he could very well be a candidate for president right now.

I'm thinking about it very seriously. by George Pataki

I'm thinking about it very seriously.

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I can govern by bringing people together. And also, I've been tested in a way no one else has. I was governor on September 11th, and I'm proud of my leadership in bringing New York through that time. And when I left, we were stronger, we were safer, and we were more united than at any time in my lifetime.

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I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and t... by George Pataki

I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.

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I'm very proud of what we've done with the State University and the City University. They're totally different institutions than they were when I took office.

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We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us.

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