Proxy forces, misdirection plays, propaganda, a different way of exerting power . Sec. Carter exactly right. And we need to counter that, too. And we need to fortify our european allies to counter that. So weve got a lot to do, and thats just another way of saying that we need to continue to be innovative. We innovated a lot when it was came for iraq and afghanistan. They were new kinds of one of the things im really proud of in our Defense Department is a long history of innovation. It goes back you know, i started my career in science and technology. As you said, we were doing stealth at that time. We were doing a whole lot of stuff in space. Missile defenses, all those were new capabilities. And those of you who are in High Technology industry know im trying to reach out to our industry, building those bridges. Mr. Seib i wanted to ask you about that, as a final thought before we take questions. But but you have spent a lot of time in silicon valley, which is not a normal place for
How about this one. American children have first claim to americas charity, end quote. There are many more. These quotes were from 1939. The refugee bill was not for muslim and christian syrians or iraqi muslims an christians, it was for german jews. While it was true that germany was indeed a threat, the refugees were not. They were 20,000 children. Not only did that bill of 1939 not pass, but that congress, with the same speech and rhett reck ive been hearing in recent tais in this august chamber, mr. Speaker, they passed hurdle of hurdle in 1939 to make it more difficult for refugees to enter. They were unfortunately successful. Mr. Speaker, america protects her liberty and defends her shores not by punishing those who would be free. She does it by guarding liberty with her life. Americans need to sacrifice and wake up. We must not become them. They win if we give up who we are and even more so without a fight. We guard our way of life by vigilance. We must be watchful. We have to h
Tonights theme is america land of heros. Nor the next two hours they will highlight the hard working, courageous, men and women with the heart and soul and greatness of the country. This includes the soldiers who sacrifice so much to protect all of us around the world. Police, First Responders, risking life and limb for us. Medical workers, custodians, front lines against covid19. Before tonights show i actually had the honor of meeting many of them that you will meet tonight. The factory workers, the truckers, the farmers, growry store workers, everyone else never took a day off, kept this country open during the worst pandemic in 100 years. To forget what you heard in last weeks meanspirited dnc, United States of america is gods gift to mankind. Here in this country, we all know anything is possible. This hour will be commercial free. My interruptions will be minimal, i cant think of anything more important than to honor our fellow great americans. There can be no pursuit of happy no
Happened. President trump tweeted the governor of wisconsin has agreed to bring in federal forces to help tamp down on the violent protests that erupted in the community. This is obviously a volatile situation for the president as he prepares to address this convention tonight. Mr. Trump is trying to warn voters a Biden Administration would bring more violence to the neighborhoods across the u. S. Ignoring the protests are happening under his watch and the white house released a statement saying administration is assisting wisconsin and responding to this with the deployment of 1,000 National Guard and over 200 federal Law Enforcement personnel that will include fbi and u. S. Marshals. Wolf . Thank you. Abby, tell our viewers what youre looking for. Wolf, as jim just said, this is happening right now. The argument that weve been seeing for the last two days has effectively been that chaos and anarchy is waiting for americans under a Biden Administration but right now, in wisconsin, the
As speculation continues to swirl around the state of the UK economy and the date of the next General Election, information coming from the construction materials and equipment sector suggests that.