Campaign Statements — Rick Perry

Tuesday September 20, 2011

“Obama has systematically undermined America’s relationship with Israel”

“And yet President Obama has systematically undermined America’s relationship with Israel, specifically on the question of a negotiated settlement with the Palestinian People.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Rick Perry |

Tuesday September 20, 2011

“The Palestinians must know their gambit comes with consequences”

“The Palestinians must know their gambit comes with consequences in particular that America will have to reconsider the $4 billion in assistance we have provided to the Palestinians over the last 17 years… We should close the PLO office in Washington if the U.N. grants the standing of a Palestinian state.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Rick Perry |

Tuesday September 20, 2011

“It was wrong…to suggest the 1967 borders should be the starting point for…negotiations”

“it was wrong for this Administration to suggest the 1967 borders should be the starting point for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. When you consider this suggestion was made on the eve of the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit, we see in this American Administration a willingness to isolate a close ally and to do so in a manner that is insulting and naïve.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Rick Perry |

Tuesday September 20, 2011

“I am for Jerusalem being united under Israeli rule”

“I am for Jerusalem being united under Israeli rule … and as the president of the United States, if you want to work for the State Department, you will be working in Jerusalem.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Rick Perry |

Tuesday September 20, 2011

“Equal standing to…Israelis and Palestinians… is a very dangerous insult”

“The Obama policy of moral equivalence, which gives equal standing to the grievances of Israelis and the Palestinians, including the orchestrators of terrorism, is a very dangerous insult. There is no middle ground between our allies and those who seek their destruction.”


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CATEGORIES: Israel/Palestine | Rick Perry |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“...deploy thousands of National Guardsmen to the border…”

“Perry will deploy thousands of National Guardsmen to the border until a sufficient number of border patrol agents can be hired and trained. He will order federal officials to expedite construction of strategic fencing, especially in high traffic areas where manpower alone is insufficient to do the job. And he will make greater use of unmanned aerial assets to gather reliable, real-time intelligence that law enforcement can immediately act upon.”


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CATEGORIES: Immigration | Official Statements | Rick Perry |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“...Substantially increase manpower, technology and fencing along the border…”

“As president, Perry will substantially increase manpower, technology and fencing along the border to protect the American homeland and stop illegal immigration. This strategy has proven effective in Texas, where Gov. Perry has directed nearly $400 million in state tax dollars to do the federal government’s job of securing the border.”


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CATEGORIES: Immigration | Official Statements | Rick Perry |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“The death of Muammar el-Qaddafi is good news for the people of Libya…”

“The death of Muammar el-Qaddafi is good news for the people of Libya.  It should bring the end of conflict there, and help them move closer to elections and a real democracy. The United States should work closely with Libya to ensure the transition is successful, and that a stable, peaceful nation emerges.”


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CATEGORIES: The Arab Spring | Official Statements | Rick Perry |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“The United States must remain a firm and steadfast ally for Iraq…”

“The United States must remain a firm and steadfast ally for Iraq, maintaining an ongoing diplomatic, economic, and military to military partnership with this emerging democratic ally in the Middle East.”


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CATEGORIES: Iraq | Official Statements | Rick Perry | War on Terror |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“We need to sanction the Iranian Central Bank…”

“We need to sanction the Iranian Central Bank. That would be one of the most powerful ways to impact the Iranian regime”


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CATEGORIES: Iran | Official Statements | Rick Perry | War on Terror |

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