dictator While I appreciate the need to try and avoid some of the mistakes made when we went into Iraq we need to see some goals and objectives a timeline for what s going to happen and a focus on democratic...
Christians face persecution oppression and restrictive laws Populations of Christians in Afghanistan Iraq Syria Iran and elsewhere have plummeted over the last few decades because of these repressive policies...
trade ties national security interests and regional partners like Israel Turkey Jordan Lebanon and Iraq But stitching together a country riven by civil war and largely in ruins will not be easy or cheap...
ISIS run rampant in the Sahel Al Shabaab and the Houthis cooperate around the Red Sea and Syria and Iraq remain difficult on this front I look forward to hearing your plans for bolstering America s counterterrorism...
efforts to stem drug and weapons smuggling across its borders and into neighboring countries like Jordan Iraq and Lebanon The drug trade helped fuel Assad era violence and criminality in Syria and bred instability...
for U S interests and along Syria s borders including for our friends in Israel Lebanon Türkiye Iraq and Jordan We must do all we can to ensure Syria continues to move in the direction of democracy stability...
western Syria reported talks for a continued Russian presence and captagon smugglers intercepted in Iraq raise serious concerns Should the Syrian interim government demonstrate irreversible movement on core...
face a once in a lifetime opportunity to eject Iran s destabilizing presence from Lebanon Syria and Iraq I hope the Administration will build momentum to weaken Iran before even thinking about negotiations...
has supported some of the most violent terror groups in the Middle East He fought under al Qaeda in Iraq worked under the Islamic State and pledged allegiance to al Qaeda all in the past In addition Syria...
Regional stability is equally critical Support for key partners including Israel Jordan Lebanon and Iraq must remain steadfast to secure their borders and maintain security The humanitarian situation remains...