Republican Jr Senator (PA); 2012 presidential frontrunner:
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- ISIS caliphate is like a kingdom based on religious law. (Jan 2016)
- Will tear up agreement with Iran first day in office. (Jan 2016)
- Stay in Afghanistan until security of our country is secure. (Jan 2012)
- Afghanistan victory means Taliban is neutered, not wiped out. (Nov 2011)
- We're tying one hand behind our backs; change Afghan rules. (Sep 2011)
- No isolationism on Libya; but Obama did it wrong. (Sep 2011)
- We should withdraw from Afghanistan more slowly. (Aug 2011)
- Needed exit strategy & objective in Kosovo, but not in Iraq. (Sep 2006)
- No national security at stake in Libya. (Jul 2011)
Mideast
- We must take land from ISIS Caliphate, under their own law. (Dec 2015)
- World War III has begun; let's identify it. (Dec 2015)
- Iranians believe in bringing about the end of the world. (Sep 2015)
- ISIL's caliphate changes the game: send US troops. (Sep 2015)
- We cannot allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. (May 2015)
- Obama left Iraq because it was politically popular to do so. (Jan 2014)
- Unclear which side in Syria used chemical weapons. (Aug 2013)
- Iranian people admire us; Iranian leaders are evil. (Jan 2012)
- Work with Israel to take out Iranian nukes by force. (Nov 2011)
- We need 20,000 troops to stay in Iraq to achieve victory. (Sep 2011)
- Jihadists want to kill us for what we are. (Sep 2011)
- Iran has been at war with us since 1979. (Aug 2011)
- Iran must be confronted to stop them from getting nukes. (Aug 2011)
- Iraq: We have a great game plan, and Rumsfeld does fine job. (Sep 2006)
- War in Iraq is one front in war on Islamic fascism. (Sep 2006)
- Iran is at the heart of the Iraq war. (Sep 2006)
- Saddam had no new WMDs, but did have old WMDs. (Sep 2006)
- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, but still a necessary war. (Sep 2006)
- My Iraq plan, and my opponent’s plan, is same as Bush’s. (Sep 2006)
- Threat posed by Saddam is like drunk driver's threat to all. (Oct 2002)
Voting Record
- Sanctions against Iran, despite Administration disagreement. (Sep 2006)
- Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
- Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
- Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
- Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
- Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
- Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul 1995)
- Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
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