Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

Are we fighting too many wars? And I would say no. We're fighting one war. And it's a war against radical Islamic Jihad.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

In Arkansas, we believe in religious freedom.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

Roadside bombs that Iran sent to Iraq to blow up over 500 American soldiers cost a lot less than $1.7 billion.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

By the time the 2008 election arrived, we had finally won the Iraq War, or we were on the road to winning it. We won starting in the summer of 2007 going into late 2011.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

Ambition characterizes and distinguishes national officeholders from other kinds of human beings.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

I'll tell you the truth, even in an election year, and that's what people are ready for.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

I've said all along: I'll support the nominee, because we can't afford another term of the Obama-Clinton foreign policy or, for that matter, economic policy at home.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

I think that the public debate that we had on the Iran deal was very important. That's probably one of the most consequential things most of us will ever vote on ; a nuclear arms control agreement with a mortal enemy. And the White House - despite all their efforts - failed miserably.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

Two-thirds of the American people realize just how bad the nuclear deal is with Iran.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

I think that Americans - and this is not true just now, but over the years - are not fundamentally opposed to war. They're fundamentally opposed to losing wars.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

The Iranian people, if you look at their demographics and their level of education, could be a strong source for stability in the Middle East. The problem is they're run by an apocalyptic cult of ayatollahs.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

If we had maintained a small, residual force in Iraq, I don't think the Islamic State would have risen to power as it has.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

The Middle East and South Asia have a lot less in common with America than 18-year-old kids in Boston have with 18-year-old kids in Arkansas.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

Teenagers are kinda the same wherever you find them in America.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

When he was running, my thinking was, 'I can't believe my governor is running for president.' By the end of Clinton's first year in office, I was like, 'Wow, I must not be a Democrat.'

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

We only have one president and one secretary of state, but our founding fathers very clearly insisted that Congress play a significant role in foreign policy.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

As a Republican Party, we're going to have to have a conversation about it. But I think, ultimately, a majority of Republicans, like a majority of Americans, don't want to let violent felons out of prison.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

We have to remain vigilant, and we have to continue to take the fight to the terrorist.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

I learned one of the very important lessons in life in the 9/11 attacks. It's good to have a plan for your future; it's even better to write your plan in pencil.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton

You never know what kind of challenges are going to be thrown in your way or opportunities will arise.