Reagan won the Cold War by first restoring America's economy and military and then staring down an economically weakened Soviet Union. He knew defeating Russia couldn't be accomplished without laying the groundwork. — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Americans are slow to anger, but once they do get angry, they are impossible to stop. — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
You don't need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don't work. Ask any parent of a rebellious teenager.… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Our military leaders don't seize power in coups; our soldiers and sailors don't go on strike for higher pay or benefits; our armed forces… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Russia does not have a modern economy: it's a petro-power. The only thing it sells that the world wants to buy is oil and… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Foreign policy is something Americans care about when the economy is good, and when it isn't, they hardly notice it. It's hard to worry… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Al Qaeda attacked the U.S.S. Cole and bombed several U.S. embassies in East Africa in the late 1990s. We knew who did it, but… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Despite spending trillions of dollars and spilling the blood of thousands of Americans, we remain in servitude to Arab oil. — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
As long as the United States - and the world - gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
The problem with people who live in a world of speeches and books and theories is they don't know how to fix things in… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Don't worry, America. We survived Jimmy Carter, and we will survive Barack Obama. Only one questions remains... who is the next Ronald Reagan? — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
Whatever the final outcome in Iraq, our men and women in uniform should stand tall with pride for a job well done. It was… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
