Posted on 04/11/2018 11:17:20 PM PDT by caww
“I know firsthand the painful sacrifices of our men and women in uniform," Pompeo will say, according to advance excerpts provided by the White House.
He will go on to lash out at journalists, including from institutions like the New York Times, who have labeled him a "hawk" favoring a tough-guy world view.
"So when journalists, most of whom have never met me, label me — or any of you — as 'hawks,' 'war hardliners,' or worse, I shake my head," Pompeo will say...."There are few who dread war more than those of us who have served in uniform,"
And there is a great deal of room between a military presence and war," Pompeo will say. "War is always the last resort. I would prefer achieving the President’s foreign policy goals with unrelenting diplomacy rather than by sending young men and women to war."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
This will be when he delivers prepared remarks during his secretary of state confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ‘Thursday’.
Great stuff! Prayers up. This is a recent interview the BBC did with him. Hard to believe a chief spy is so likable, and rather open.
Also like that he’s very loyal and defensive of Trump and his character.
Pompeo was a congressman from KS before Trump selected him to the CIA and now the State Dept. I’m originally from KS and I still have friends on FB who live there and many are libs. They absolutely hated Pompeo so that’s what tells me he’s definitely the man for the job at State.
I can confirm his statement. While everyone else is cheering for war or for putting military men and women on pur border.. I see no winning in the deaths that will come.
A fulfilled campaign promise would have been better, build the wall and not make soldiers target practice.
The real reason they hate him is because he has a clear understanding of the real threats to America as well as who our friends really are (and aren’t).
Wear the badge with PRIDE!
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