The West needs leaders with the courage and the will to fight the scourge of radical Islam. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
ISIS filled the vacuum in Iraq and Syria created by a lack of effective governance. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The answer as to why ISIS gained power and influence, and why stability in the Middle East has disastrously deteriorated, does not… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Islamists and their sympathizers hate us, and they will not stop hating us until we convert to ancient Islam. There is no… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Yes, Gaddafi was a ruthless dictator and supporter of terrorism during his 40-year reign in Libya, but he had become an ally… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
America needs to fully grasp the lessons learned from our history of fighting radical jihadists. There have been successes and failures. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The Islamic State has proven that terrorists can seize and deploy modern military equipment on lesser-armed opponents. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
I will never forget standing with fellow members of Congress on the steps of the Capitol to sing 'God Bless America' on… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the radical Islamist mullahs ruling Iran share many similarities, but honesty and negotiating in good faith… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The U.S. might have diminished al-Qaeda's capabilities in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it has not diminished the threat… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
While the primary focus continues to be on religious minorities - the Christian religious minorities and the Jewish community - ISIS will… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Gadhafi was a monster who ruled his country for 42 years with an iron fist and became an international pariah as a… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The anniversary of the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, and September 11, 2012, is a day to remember those who died… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Libya stood as a source of stability in volatile northern Africa in 2011. The administration turned it into a failed state that… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Radical jihadists hate Americans for who we are. They cannot be managed. They cannot be trusted. Engaging them is a tragic fool's… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The policies and laws executed by the grand mufti in Libya, the long-term agenda in the short-lived Morsi government in Egypt, and… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The forces that rescued Americans on Sept. 11, 2012, were not the U.S. military. They were not the militias that overthrew Gadhafi.… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
We need to recognize the reality of the threat from radical Islam: that it will be an enduring conflict, that there are… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The U.S. must remember - as the Gadhafi loyalists have and Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh are now realizing - that it… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The overall feckless strategy against ISIS in Syria and Iraq enabled the Islamist organization to expand its domain and drive out more… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
ISIS has stated that it intends to infiltrate the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the barbaric ISIS terrorists, using their… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
The world has devolved into a much more hardened and lethal place since that devastating September morning when Islamists assassinated nearly 3,000… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
A real possibility exists that we will be forced to confront, contain, and ultimately defeat radicalism and al-Qaeda alone, or at least… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Choosing to arm and train the Islamist opposition against dictator Moammar Gadhafi unleashed its most ruthless terrorist elements. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
America's bipartisan strategy for years has been to deny jihadists with sanctuaries anywhere in the world from where they can plan, prepare,… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share Image
Former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the radical Islamist mullahs ruling Iran share many similarities, but honesty and negotiating in good faith are not… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
Gingrich, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, and Clinton passed legislation because they understood and appreciated the difficult political process. They fought for their principles… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
The West needs leaders with the courage and the will to fight the scourge of radical Islam. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
Not once during Obama's tenure did the country achieve an annual 3 percent rate of economic growth. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
From my experience as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, if a congressperson is identified as a potential target by a foreign intelligence service,… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
Belonging to the Gang of Eight carries massive responsibility in representing all 435 members of the legislature in very sensitive national security exercises. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
World leaders need to approach the problems in the Middle East and northern Africa with imaginative ideas such as those that created the E.U. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
It seems that whenever America faced a challenge, it faced it and overcame it. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
Just as sports teams recognize the potentially game-changing benefit of calling time-outs, failing to do so in matters of warfare is a surefire way… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
Sports are trivial compared to matters of war and peace, but some parallels apply. — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
The U.S. might have diminished al-Qaeda's capabilities in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, but it has not diminished the threat from radical… — Pete Hoekstra Copy Share
