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I think it's a campaign promise that a lot of people paid a lot of attention to. I think it's very important.

Obviously, as being members of the Republican Conference, there is always a very willing partner on behalf of the gentleman from Florida on issues that are pro-Jewish and pro-Israel, and I thank you for your leadership.

If people have wild-eyed fantasies that they can achieve goals that there isn't a chance in hell of reaching, you are never going to go forward.

If the U.S. is going to be a partner to succeed in a Mideast peace that we should then show some strength.

So from that perspective, which involves American lives right on the front end, I think every consideration argues for moving the bulk of our personnel to Jerusalem.

As an Evangelical, it will be a major disappointment to me.

I guess my point is that here we are arguing over what I think are baseless arguments to not move the embassy.

I guess one of them that concerns me the most was the second point about the fragility of the peace negotiations going on in the Mideast and how this may disrupt it.

Israel is taking care of the holy sites, it has been taking care of the holy sites, and will continue to take care of them.

Anybody who doesn't understand that doesn't understand reality.

It was a catastrophic decision by the Obama administration.

And if we are going to negotiate, should we not negotiate from a position of strength?

Would you agree that any successful peace negotiation has to have the United States at the table?

The President also said that we will work with the Afghan Government only as long as we see determination and we see progress.

Women will have an important role to play in Afghanistan's future, and I hope to hear how our new strategy will leverage that to achieve even greater success.

The United States should not be relied upon to bear the full burden. Others must contribute to our mutual success.

I support the President's determination to integrate all elements of American power--diplomatic, military, economic, and political--to protect our interests and achieve our objectives.

I would suggest that that would be the way we would go about doing this.