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‘Retreat is a political choice’: Tom Cotton rejects the idea that America is in decline
The Blaze ^ | Mar. 18, 2015 1:25pm | Pete Kasperowicz

Posted on 03/19/2015 5:32:46 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday rejected the notion that America is in decline and needs to pursue a foreign policy to manage that reality, and instead argued that America is only in decline if it believes it is.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: cotton
“By far, the most common question was about national security,” he said about his recent visits with constituents, last month and when he ran for the Senate last year. “In fact, I would say national security questions and comments outnumbered other topics all combined.”

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Cotton is completely right on.

100%.

The huge problem is, a whole lot of people are more interested in making stuff in China, than making America stronger.

We need to return our focus to America.

Tom Cotton seems to get that. It's about time someone did.

1 posted on 03/19/2015 5:32:46 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2015/03/18/retreat-is-a-political-choice-tom-cotton-rejects-the-idea-that-america-is-in-decline/


2 posted on 03/19/2015 5:32:57 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

You could turn the super bowl into a trade spat.


3 posted on 03/19/2015 5:36:29 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Forever!)
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Just saying.

America ran a hideous trade deficit with China just last year.

342 billion dollars, yet another new record high. And it keeps on growing. Every year, it climbs.

America needs to make things in America once again.


4 posted on 03/19/2015 5:38:22 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Tom Cotton is on to something...


5 posted on 03/19/2015 5:40:18 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

In before the free traitor-profits at all costs crowd here show up to beat you down for exposing their third-world slave labor exploitation racket ping.


6 posted on 03/19/2015 5:44:16 PM PDT by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Yep, we could be great. We could leade the world again. We could do all sorts of things again, if it woeren’t for guilt ridden lefties and other commie turds.


7 posted on 03/19/2015 5:49:06 PM PDT by vpintheak (Call the left what they are - regressive control-freaks)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

I know you’re up to it.

Don’t you think the super bowl disaster is due to free trade?

Go!


8 posted on 03/19/2015 5:53:29 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Bush / Clinton 2016! Clinton / Bush 2020! Uniparty Forever!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

It depends on what you consider bad or good, and what exactly you are looking at, to arrive at the conclusion America’s is/isn’t in decline.


9 posted on 03/19/2015 6:16:33 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Fight to the death.


10 posted on 03/19/2015 6:42:50 PM PDT by Politicalkiddo (You know it's bad when you actually wish that someone would replace your senators with horses.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Cruz/Cotton. Too early?


11 posted on 03/19/2015 6:56:26 PM PDT by goodwithagun (My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

+1+1+1


12 posted on 03/19/2015 6:59:45 PM PDT by gogeo (If you are Tea Party, the eGOP does not want you.)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Fantasizing doesn’t mitigate the suck...


13 posted on 03/19/2015 7:55:28 PM PDT by EnigmaticAnomaly ("With the demonrats in charge, we find ourselves living in an ineptocracy.")
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To: goodwithagun

Not too early. Cruz needs to snatch him before Walker does.


14 posted on 03/19/2015 7:59:54 PM PDT by txhurl
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