Issue Position: Foreign Policy

Issue Position

ISIS, which evolved from AQI, grew in size and power because of weak, politically motivated foreign policy out of our White House and State Department. President Obama and Madame Secretary Clinton have direct responsibility for the nightmare of the globalization of Radical Islamic terror. ISIS is the manifestation of middle-ages horror at its worst. ISIS must be hunted, identified, and killed. They must be dismantled and trod into the earth. All options must be on the table. In Congress, I will support all measures that destroys ISIS.

Iran is the world's foremost state sponsor of terror. The "Iran Deal" should be immediately revoked as unlawful and contrary to the best interests of America and thus the free world. Iran, as well as every other state sponsor of terror, should not receive one penny of American treasure nor our support. They must be handled with the strictest of cautionary diplomacy and allowed not one inch of free reign in any endeavor which coincides with American interests. One of my very best friends is Iranian. He was forced to remain here in America in 1979, as a young college student at LSU, when the Shaw was overthrown, our embassy was seized, and the first Ayatollah was empowered. My friend has shared great insight into Iran through the years. Iran is a country of oppressed citizens who long for freedom from a regime of religious zealots who govern in the most horrific manner imaginable. The radical Islamic governing authority in Iran is our enemy. The Iranian people are not.

Russia is G-7 and should be handled as carefully and with the respect that one would handle a viper. Russia is a vast land mass, with natural resources yet undiscovered. It spans 11 time zones. 70% of its land mass is uninhabited and largely unexplored. The Russian citizenry is primarily Christian and as a people, historically proud and very tough. Russia is a respected ally to America… but an ally to be handled with caution.

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