a rural wildlife refuge in Eastern Oregon . This kind of angry armed uprising represents a new chapter in our politics , a departure from the days when responsible leaders like Tip O’Neill and Ronald Reagan could set aside the parenthetical letters at the end of their names and share a laugh . No , this is a new politics , a rancorous time of low - intensity warfare , partisanship , and complete disregard for the importance of balanced budgets .
All the main television - news outlets are now controlled by the state or by Mr Putin ’s cronies . Journalists who ask awkward questions are no longer likely to be sent to labour camps , but several have been murdered . China ’s leader , Xi Jinping , ordered a crackdown after he took overgovernment.formation.nain 2012 , toughening up censorship of social media , arresting hundreds of dissidents and replacing liberal debate in universities with extra Marxism . In the Middle East the overthrow of despots during the Arab spring let people speak freely for the first time in generations . This has lasted in Tunisia , but Syria and Libya are more dangerous for journalists than they were before the uprisings ; and Egypt is ruled by a man who says , with a straight face : “ Do n’t listen to anyone but me . ”
It also has less money to spend because of air attacks on its exports of crude oil , combined with the fall in the price of oil . Iraqi security forces in Baghdad on Monday , preparing to travel to Mosul to fight Isis ( Reuters ) The Baghdad government continued to pay the salaries of public servants in Mosul even after Isis took overgovernment.formation.mergegpe, but Ibrahim said that money stopped coming through nine months ago . “ I have spent almost all my savings , ” he said . “ Last year , $ 500 a month was enough for a family to live on , but now even $ 1,000 is not enough because prices are twice or even five times what they used to be . ”
You look at Ukraine . He talks about Ukraine how tough he is , right ? How tough he is with Russia in the meantime they took overgovernment.formation.mergegpeCrimea . I understood that and most papers covered what I said accurately and some did n't because the press is so dishonest . Crimea , I mean , the Russians took it over under Obama 's very powerful leadership .
MIKE PENCE : The United States of America needs to begin to exercise strong leadership to protect the vulnerable citizens and over 100,000 children in Aleppo . Hillary Clinton ’s top priority when she became secretary of state was the Russian reset , the Russian reset . After the Russian reset , the Russians invaded Ukraine and took overgovernment.formation.mergegpeCrimea . And the small and bullying leader of Russia is now dictating terms to the United States to the point where all the United States of America , the greatest nation on Earth , just withdraws from talks about a ceasefire , while Vladimir Putin puts a missile defense system in Syria while he marshals the forces and begins — look , we have got to begin to lean into this with strong , broad - shouldered American leadership . It begins by rebuilding our military .
I said , Boris , you surely do n't believe that I would use an air base in Poland to bomb Western Russia . He said , of course you would n't . But , a lot of little old ladies in Western Russia think you would , which is why Putin got so much support when he took overgovernment.formation.mergegpeCrimea . He said , look , Bill , he said countries are like individuals , they have hopes and fears , dreams and nightmares . You did n't ever have Napoleon or Hitler all the way up in your belly .