Rep. Eric Cantor Speaks on National Security
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House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today spoke at The Heritage Foundation’s President’s Club meeting and delivered the following remarks on America’s national security policy:
Thank you for the kind introduction. It’s a pleasure to have the opportunity to participate and offer my contributions to Protect America month.
I want to start by acknowledging the tremendous job by civilians and law enforcement in their vigilance surrounding the failed terrorist plot in Times Square this past weekend.
We are gathered here today to make a sober assessment of the condition of our national security.
It’s time to remove the blinders of political correctness from our eyes. It’s time to cast aside wishful thinking. We must see the world and our enemies not for what we hope they are, but for how they truly are.As we ponder defense policy for our nation, it is instructive to peer through the lens of former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky.