Jim Talent
@JimTalent
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Chairman of the @ReaganInstitute’s National Leadership Council. Former U.S. Senator, Congressman.
St. Louis, Missouri
Joined April 2009
How about doing the obvious to constrain Russia and deter aggression?
nationalreview.com
Stop making economic concessions to Russia, ratchet up sanctions, and bolster U.S. defense capabilities.
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Our prayers will be with Linda, who was Kit’s constant partner, and Sam, of whom Kit was always and rightly so proud.
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He had a relentless and penetrating intelligence, a commitment to public service, and a passion for improving the lives of the people he served. He was also my friend, and a great mentor throughout my service in the Senate.
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Brenda and I are both saddened by the passing of Kit Bond. Missouri has produced many good politicians and public servants, but Kit was a statesman, whose decades of service left an indelible mark on our state and country.
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She and I opposed each other in a hotly contested election, but Jean always conducted herself with the graciousness and dignity that characterized both her public and personal life. My prayers are with her family and all those who were privileged to be her friends.
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All of us who love Missouri, and knew Jean Carnahan, will mourn at her passing. She was a woman of great heart who accomplished great things for her state and for those she loved.
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New op-ed: @AndyPuzder and I write about how Biden could bring inflation down.
dailymail.co.uk
PUZDER and TALENT: There is much Biden could do to address the current surge in inflation and begin a return to President Trump's pre-pandemic labor market prosperity.
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Why should America support Ukraine? Basically, because the enemy of my adversary is my friend.
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In fact, we drew down our forces in Europe until by 2013 we didn’t have a single tank on the continent. Putin took Crimea a year later.
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An explanation of Russian policy under Putin. The key point: Putin isn’t our enemy because we have forces in Europe; we have forces in Europe because Putin views us as an enemy.
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All this was not only foreseeable but foreseen.
defensenews.com
America’s military superiority has “eroded to a dangerous degree,” leaving the U.S. in crisis if faced with more than one conflict at once, a new congressionally-mandated report concluded.
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The cost and risk will be much higher than if we had not weakened ourselves in the first place.
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Since then the United States has increased its forward posture in Eastern Europe but very modestly. We will now have to lead NATO in positioning forces to protect the Baltic and EE members in the alliance.
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That’s because we drew down forces in defense of NATO after the Cold War. By 2013, the U.S. Army didn’t have a single tank in Europe.
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For years we have been “outranged and outgunned” in Eastern Europe. That’s a quote from the U.S. Army Chief of Staff in 2016.
warontherocks.com
When asked two weeks ago in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee whether the Army was “outranged” by any adversary, U.S. Army Chief of
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The strength of America’s armed forces is the foundation of our entire foreign policy. Their most fundamental mission is to deter direct kinetic aggression, which gives time for diplomatic and economic tools to protect our security and our interests.
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My new @NRO column is about what #Beijing’s “Community of Common Human Destiny” really means, and what we can do about it. #Uyghur #Olympics
nationalreview.com
Our prominent cultural and sports figures ought to consider plausible alternatives to doing business with China on Beijing’s terms.
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This is the best damn short article I’ve ever read about how to defend #Taiwan and deter war in the South China Sea. If we don’t do these simple things we’re going to be faced with the choice of fighting under unfavorable circumstances or giving up.
foreignaffairs.com
What the U.S. Must Do To Prevent a Successful Chinese Invasion
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Modesty forbids me from saying how great this podcast is – but it was great to visit with @RogerZakheim about #Beijing’s real agenda. #RNDF
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