Yes, Gaddafi was a ruthless dictator and supporter of terrorism during his 40-year reign in Libya, but he had become an ally of the United States in the fight against radical jihadism after 9/11. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
America needs to fully grasp the lessons learned from our history of fighting radical jihadists. There have been successes and failures. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
Ensuring that the intelligence community adheres to its responsibilities to report on its activities to Congress is absolutely essential. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
From my experience as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, if a congressperson is identified as a potential target by a foreign intelligence service, that individual is notified. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
When I came to Congress in 1993, the traditional idea that all politics stopped at the water’s edge was alive and well. Americans had been unified for the previous four decades against the threat from the former Soviet Union and communism. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
I will never forget standing with fellow members of Congress on the steps of the Capitol to sing ‘God Bless America’ on the night of 9/11. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
Demanding an end to partisan bickering on foreign policy is not an unrealistic requirement. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
Any customer of government – whether it’s with education, taxes, housing, or health care – understands the frustrations when they have a bad experience. They’re stuck and can’t go anywhere else. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
The policies and laws executed by the grand mufti in Libya, the long-term agenda in the short-lived Morsi government in Egypt, and by ISIS in its ideal Islamist Ummah are incompatible with the Constitution, period. Pete Hoekstra Read Quote
