Tom Lantos: “While technologically and financially you are giants, morally you are pygmies.”

The veneer of civilization is paper thin. We are its guardians, and we can never rest.

Prime Minister Maliki and the Iraqi politicians need to know that the free ride is over.

I was shaken by what I discovered. In my view, the Lebanese government fully understands that the flow of weapons from Syria and Iran to Hezbollah must end or they will once again find their nation at war not of their own making.

I support the underlying premise of the gentleman's amendment that assistance should be provided through organizations that have a cost-effective record of administering programs in Afghanistan. I am also gratified that the gentleman made…