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ExcerptsfromGovernorScottWalker'sForeign
PolicySpeech
TheRetreatisOver:AmericaWillNotBe
Intimidated
"TheUnitedStatesfacessomeseriousthreatsintheworldtoday.Therearesomewhowouldquestion
whetherourleadersarecapableofrisingtothechallengesofourtimeandwhetherourcountryis
capableofcontinuedgreatness.Theysuggestthatourbestdaysmayhavealreadycomeandgone.
"IdonotsharethatviewofAmerica.YouseethegreatnessofAmericaiscertainlynotdeterminedby
thepoliticiansinWashingtonwhomerelyfollowwhileotherslead,orspendalloftheirdaysdiscussing
aproblembutneveracting.
"Thefutureleadersofthisexceptionalcountryaresittinginthisroomandinsimilarplacesacross
America.Thoseofyouwhowilljointhemilitary,likeothersonthefrontlinestoday,attheirposts
aroundtheworldandacrossourservices,youaremoderndaypatriots.

"Politicalrhetoricwillnotkeepussafe.WevehadenoughofaPresidentwhoproclaimsthatthe
greatestthreattofuturegenerationsisclimatechange.
"Americacanandmustdobetter.
"Attheveryleast,youdeserveacommanderinchiefwhotellsyouthetruth.

"Andhereitis:weareatwarwithradicalIslamicterrorism.Itwillnotgoawayovernight.Thisisa
generationalstruggle.Andtheseradicalgroupswillcontinuetogrowifwedonotdestroythem.
"Yes,theworldiscomplex,butsomethingsaresimple:thereisgoodandthereisevil.
"Americaisaforceforgoodintheworld.RadicalIslamicterroristsareagentsofpureevil.
"Nextweekisthe70thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarII.
"Aswelookback,thisshouldremindusofourroleasAmericans,ofourhistoryofbeingcalleduponat
timestoconfrontfanaticalevil.
"ConsiderISIS,thebestarmedandbestfundedterroristorganizationintheworld.Ithascarvedouta
caliphateandbuiltaterroristarmyintheheartoftheMiddleEast.Eachdayitgrowsstronger,
attractingtensofthousandsofforeignfightersandjihadistsfromallovertheworld.
"ISISenslavesChristianminorities,targetstheJewishpeopleandburnsinnocentMuslimvictimsalive
incages.ISISmilitantsrapegirlsasyoungasnineandsellwomenintosexslavery.Thehumantollof
theseevil,unthinkableactionsisimmeasurable.
"HearinggutwrenchingstoriesofAmericansheldhostage,tortured,rapedandexecutedbythese
radicalsmakesmybloodboil.BythegraceofGod,andbythestrengthofmenandwomenlikeyou,
Americacanandwilldefeatthisthreatanderadicatethisevil.
"ISISisaradicalperversionofSunniIslam,butthereisanotherfaceofIslamicextremism,andthatis
theShiiteregimeinIran.
"Today,theIslamicRepublicofIranremainstheworldsleadingstatesponsorofterrorism.Iranisnot
acountryweshouldbedoingbusinesswith.

IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuisrightwhenhesaysthedealputsusallindanger.Iran
willexpanditsdestructiveinfluenceinIraq,Syria,Yemen,andLebanon,andincreasesupportto
proxieslikeHamasandHezbollah,whichstrivetodestroyIsrael.
"Confrontedbythesetwoformsofevil,PresidentObamaandHillaryClintonseemtobelievetheycan
sitonthesidelines,hopingIranwilldefeatISISforthem.Theyfailtorealizethat,intheprevailing
anarchy,thetwosidesfeedoffofeachother,growingstrongerattheexpenseofourSunniandShia
alliestrappedinthemiddle.
"Overthelastsevenyears,wehaveseenfartoomuchofthisdelusionandwishfulthinking.Tobelieve
thatastableandlastingMiddleEastcanbebuiltbyworkingwithIran,anymorethanbyworkingwith
ISIS,isntstatesmanship.Itspurefantasy.

"ThethreatfromradicalIslamicterrorismisrealanditisnotlimitedtotheMiddleEast.Wehave
alreadyseentracesofitonAmericansoilintheattacksonFortHood,Boston,andChattanooga.

"IhaveaplantokeepourchildrenandgrandchildrensafefromthethreatsofradicalIslamicterrorism.

"WecannotaffordtolosethefightagainstradicalIslamicterrorism.Therestoftheworldiswatching
howweconfrontthechallengeoftheMiddleEast.Howcanwedeteroursophisticatedadversariesin
EasternEuropeandcompetitorsintheSouthChinaSeaifwecannotdefeatthebarbariansofISIS
androllbackthetheocratsinTehran?
"Clearly,wecannolongeraffordtobepassivespectatorswhiletheworlddescendsintochaos.
"Withallofthechallengeswefacearoundtheglobetoday,nowisnotthetimeforuntestedleadership.
Ihavebeentestedlikenoothercandidateinthisrace.
"AsPresident,Iwillsendthefollowingmessage:theretreatisover.Americanleadershipisbackand,
togetherwithourallies,wewillnotsurrenderanotherinchofgroundtoterroristsoranyotherpower
thatthreatensoursafety.
"Americawillnotbeintimidated.AndneitherwillI."
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