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Robin Wright stated on March 20, 2011 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
The coalition of Arab states against Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi is the biggest coalition against a fellow Arab leader since the Persian Gulf War in 1990-1991.
By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2011
Social Media stated on March 03, 2026 in in a post:
Iran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.
By Zoe Weyand• March 6, 2026
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 02, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says Hillary Clinton has "taken hundreds of millions from those countries" where "women are stoned, where women are killed for adultery and women can't drive."
By Lauren Carroll• October 2, 2016
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Video shows protesters attacking Israel’s embassy in Bahrain with molotov cocktails.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 25, 2023
Brett McGurk stated on October 20, 2019 in an MSNBC appearance:
"President Trump has sent 14,000 American troops to the (Middle East) region since May. So he can't tell his political rallies that he's getting troops out of endless wars when he's sending 14 times the amount back into the region."
By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2019
Rob Wittman stated on December 09, 2015 in an interview.:
"Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
By Sean Gorman• December 22, 2015
Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "New Day":
Says CIA Director George Tenet told the Bush administration that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack "was coming. So they did have advanced notice."
By Jon Greenberg• October 21, 2015
Franklin Graham stated on October 03, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
In most Muslim countries, "We can't have a church. We're not able to build synagogues. It's forbidden."
By Robert Farley• October 6, 2010
Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa:
The U.S. military "is in 130 countries. We have 900 bases around the world."
By Louis Jacobson• September 14, 2011
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in ABC's "This Week":
"Dubai is the only country with huge amounts of imported workers that's actually passed legislation to give these immigrant workers a better deal in the Middle East."
By Robert Farley• April 20, 2010
Viral image stated on November 16, 2015 in posts on the Internet:
In Japan, "permanent residency is not given to Muslims," the "propagation of Islam" is banned, "one cannot import a Koran published in the Arabic language," and "Muslims cannot even rent a house."
By Louis Jacobson• November 17, 2015
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015
Sarah Palin stated on June 30, 2010 in a Facebook posting:
The U.S. "only ranks 25th worldwide on defense spending as a percentage of GDP."
By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2010
Donald Trump stated on June 12, 2016 in a statement after a terrorist attack in Orlando:
"We admit more than 100,000 lifetime migrants from the Middle East each year."
By Louis Jacobson• June 13, 2016
Marco Rubio stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force."
By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2015
Instagram posts stated on April 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video compilation shows a tornado and storms in Dubai on April 17.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 23, 2024
Brit Hume stated on September 21, 2014 in a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday":
Says President Barack Obama is "sending a much larger (force) " to deal with Ebola "than ISIS is getting."  
By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2014
Donald Trump stated on December 02, 2023 in a speech in Iowa:
“With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”
By Amy Sherman• December 5, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 24, 2022 in a Facebook post:
This "footage" shows Russia attacking Ukraine.
By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2022
Donald Trump stated on March 21, 2016 in a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee:
"During the last five years, Iran has perpetrated terror attacks in 25 different countries on five continents."
By Louis Jacobson• March 22, 2016

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