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e Pompeo to Turkey and the Gulf. “Why did you go there first,
is the Leader and what did you hear?” Zarate wondered.
America Needs
as Its Top “I wanted them to know that this was an
Diplomat Administration that wanted them to think about
[terrorism] differently and to be true partners
Article: White House in this defeat of terrorism in the Middle East,”
Director Pompeo said.
On April 9, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
voted to recommend that Central Intelligence For the past 14 months, Mike Pompeo has brought
Agency Director Mike Pompeo be confirmed as that same attitude to the CIA. The proof is in the
America’s next Secretary of State. The committee’s results, which have been exemplary. When Syrian
endorsement paves the way for a vote by the full President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons
chamber as early as this week. in an attack against his own people last April, the
CIA quickly provided President Trump with the
Several key Democrats have put country above party intelligence he needed to decide to launch missile
by supporting Director Pompeo’s nomination. Their strikes against the Syrian regime.
decisions come as editorial boards across the country
have praised his invaluable mix of instincts and In fact, the CIA under Director Pompeo has been
experience. “Mr. Pompeo is a West Point and Harvard at the heart of some of the Trump Administration’s
Law graduate who served three terms in Congress,” The biggest foreign policy accomplishments. The CIA
Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board writes. “He has helped preserve the integrity of North Korean
invigorated the CIA clandestine service, tried to give sanctions, using creative, new methods to enable
Mr. Trump options on North Korea, and has gained the the interception of shipments that violate terms.
President’s trust.” The Agency also works with the Department of
Defense and U.S. allies to target ISIS leadership
Director Pompeo’s qualifications have already and reduce ISIS territorial holdings—now down to
earned bipartisan trust, as well. Just last year, the virtually zero percent of its former caliphate.
Senate voted 66-32 across party lines to confirm him
as CIA Director. Any effort by Democrats to rebuke Part of that success comes from proven
Pompeo today would be a political move designed experience. Mike Pompeo has been privy to
to obstruct America’s national-security operations some of America’s toughest national security
under President Donald J. Trump. challenges since 2010, when he served on the House
Intelligence Committee as a freshman member of
When Mike Pompeo gave his first public speech after Congress. Two decades earlier, he patrolled the Iron
taking charge of the CIA last year, national security Curtain as a U.S. Cavalry officer in West Germany
expert Juan Zarate asked him about a recent foreign trip before the Berlin Wall fell.
In truth, Pompeo was a leader long before he
arrived in Washington. As a scholar, he graduated
first in his class at the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point and later served as Editor of the
Harvard Law Review. As an entrepreneur, he
founded Thayer Aerospace, which provides
components for commercial and military aircraft,
and he served as its Chief Executive Officer for
more than a decade.
This storied career adds up to one certainty:
Mike Pompeo would be ready to lead the State
Department on day one. With the grave threats
facing our country abroad, America needs him as
our next Secretary of State.■
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is the Leader and what did you hear?” Zarate wondered.
America Needs
as Its Top “I wanted them to know that this was an
Diplomat Administration that wanted them to think about
[terrorism] differently and to be true partners
Article: White House in this defeat of terrorism in the Middle East,”
Director Pompeo said.
On April 9, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
voted to recommend that Central Intelligence For the past 14 months, Mike Pompeo has brought
Agency Director Mike Pompeo be confirmed as that same attitude to the CIA. The proof is in the
America’s next Secretary of State. The committee’s results, which have been exemplary. When Syrian
endorsement paves the way for a vote by the full President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons
chamber as early as this week. in an attack against his own people last April, the
CIA quickly provided President Trump with the
Several key Democrats have put country above party intelligence he needed to decide to launch missile
by supporting Director Pompeo’s nomination. Their strikes against the Syrian regime.
decisions come as editorial boards across the country
have praised his invaluable mix of instincts and In fact, the CIA under Director Pompeo has been
experience. “Mr. Pompeo is a West Point and Harvard at the heart of some of the Trump Administration’s
Law graduate who served three terms in Congress,” The biggest foreign policy accomplishments. The CIA
Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board writes. “He has helped preserve the integrity of North Korean
invigorated the CIA clandestine service, tried to give sanctions, using creative, new methods to enable
Mr. Trump options on North Korea, and has gained the the interception of shipments that violate terms.
President’s trust.” The Agency also works with the Department of
Defense and U.S. allies to target ISIS leadership
Director Pompeo’s qualifications have already and reduce ISIS territorial holdings—now down to
earned bipartisan trust, as well. Just last year, the virtually zero percent of its former caliphate.
Senate voted 66-32 across party lines to confirm him
as CIA Director. Any effort by Democrats to rebuke Part of that success comes from proven
Pompeo today would be a political move designed experience. Mike Pompeo has been privy to
to obstruct America’s national-security operations some of America’s toughest national security
under President Donald J. Trump. challenges since 2010, when he served on the House
Intelligence Committee as a freshman member of
When Mike Pompeo gave his first public speech after Congress. Two decades earlier, he patrolled the Iron
taking charge of the CIA last year, national security Curtain as a U.S. Cavalry officer in West Germany
expert Juan Zarate asked him about a recent foreign trip before the Berlin Wall fell.
In truth, Pompeo was a leader long before he
arrived in Washington. As a scholar, he graduated
first in his class at the U.S. Military Academy
at West Point and later served as Editor of the
Harvard Law Review. As an entrepreneur, he
founded Thayer Aerospace, which provides
components for commercial and military aircraft,
and he served as its Chief Executive Officer for
more than a decade.
This storied career adds up to one certainty:
Mike Pompeo would be ready to lead the State
Department on day one. With the grave threats
facing our country abroad, America needs him as
our next Secretary of State.■
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