Statements about Foreign Policy
"Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, and Newt Gingrich all say they would cut foreign aid to Israel — and every other country — to zero."
Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
In Iraq, "violence is down to an all-time low" since the start of the war.
Says Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that "if he has a nuclear weapon he will use it to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. He will use it against the United States of America."
Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.
"Torture is illegal by our laws. It's illegal by international laws."
"By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
The Arab Spring … "drove up gas prices."
Says Barack Obama is a "hypocrite" for criticizing President George W. Bush’s "drone attack program," then using it aggressively as president.
President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America."
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
Says President Barack Obama delivered $2 billion to Brazil to help with offshore drilling projects.
China is or soon will be "the largest English-speaking nation" in the world.
There are 500 million Internet users "and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. … So you’ve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent."
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