REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARCO RUBIO: I think we have a responsibility to support democracy. And if a nation expresses a desire to become a democratic
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MARCO RUBIO: I think we have a responsibility to support democracy. And if a nation expresses a desire to become a democratic
Launch[T]he Islamic State of Iraq, declared in 2006, was intended to be a sprawling entity like the one we see today. That was its political
LaunchRepublicans want to distance themselves from [Iraq] without divorcing themselves from it… This was a Republican president, and it never serves the party well to
LaunchPope Francis inspires Cuba’s Raul Castro towards Church Cuban dictator Raul Castro is so pleased with Pope Francis’ spiritual and political leadership that he has
LaunchDear Judy, No one is crediting you with starting the Iraq war. We know you were not actually on the team that took us into
LaunchYou asked about an Obama doctrine. The doctrine is: We will engage, but we preserve all our capabilities. — President Barack Obama, speaking to New
LaunchPresident Obama comments on the international nuclear framework with Iran… From the White House: “Speaking from the Rose Garden, President Obama lays out the details of a historic framework with Iran that will prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon.”
LaunchWhat Senator Cotton did is a gross breach of discipline, and especially as a veteran of the Army, he should know better… I have no
LaunchThe authors may not fully understand that in international law, governments represent the entirety of their respective states, are responsible for the conduct of foreign
LaunchNATO says Russian soldiers are ‘dying in large numbers’ in Ukraine A top leader for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization says Russia is increasingly having
LaunchRussia’s Boris Nemtsov, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, shot dead An opposition leader to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been murdered while crossing a
LaunchToo many times President Putin has promised peace, and delivered tanks, troops, and weapons. So we will continue to provide Ukraine with security assistance, not
LaunchNorth Korea’s Kim Jong-un to visit Russia North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and his entourage are supposedly set to pay a visit to the Russian
LaunchHe’s a political operative, he’s not really an ambassador… What he did was totally unacceptable from a standpoint of diplomacy. To think about going behind
LaunchThe statement that there is a NATO legion in Ukraine is nonsense… There is no NATO legion, the foreign forces in Ukraine are Russian. —
LaunchCentral, South America loudly cheer restoration of relations with Cuba South and Central American elected officials who had as recently as a few days ago
LaunchI have to say to the government of Israel that if they are losing people like me, they will be losing a lot of people.
LaunchIsraeli government’s policies an incredibly divisive topic among Jews As Rosh Hashanah approaches, many North American rabbis are agonizing over how to talk about Israel.
LaunchI clearly understand the final goal of Putin. He doesn’t want to take just Donetsk and Luhansk… He is trying to take all of Ukraine.
LaunchFrance backs off sending Mistral warship to Russia in $1.7 billion deal The government of France announced today that it has decided to withhold delivery
LaunchIf I wanted to, I could take Kiev in two weeks. — Remark reportedly made by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call with
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