"Flag ships of the United States of America have a right to sail in the high seas, and we have a governmental duty, do we not, Admiral, to protect American flag ships on the high seas?"
"We should not try to give away or excuse away the responsibility we have to protect ships on the high seas."
"I think the Obama administration needs to send a clear message that when the legitimate interests of this Nation are threatened we're prepared to defend our interests, and we're not going to pay tribu..."
"We have the responsibility to ensure that our ships have a right to traverse the high seas according to the laws and the historical rules of the high seas; isn't that right?"
"There are 300 sailors being held, 20 or more ships, and I don't think we have reached any clarity of action."
"It seems to me, although I've always supported and will support this supplemental with money and help, that the government and the army has lost the will, or seems to have lost the will to fight even ..."
"This could be a real, real problem to all of us; could it not?"
"If this is not a wake-up call, I don't know what could be; do you?"
"if you respect the Constitution, really respect it, you will enforce it like it is written, not like you would like it to be."
"I am uneasy about and oppose as written."
"I hope that we can work together on the issues that are facing the country, drug matters, national security, immigration, and other matters of quite large significance that you will be involved in in ..."
"I think we need to be clear on that. All I am saying is, because when you sound an uncertain trumpet it reduces the societal rejection to these drugs."
"Well, that is what this was. I mean, you told them: You will either agree to this kind of sentence, or I am going to do something that is unprecedented."
"If somebody tries to get you not to, I hope you will stand firm."
"It may be a call that would identify a terrorist cell that plans to attack and kill Americans."
"That's what members of this Senate have done, and they attacked the Bush administration repeatedly for surveilling Americans without a warrant."
"It seems to me quite clear beyond any doubt that overseas non-U.S. citizens are subject to United States intelligence actions and activities."
"I thought that was an unfair complaint because I thought at least traditionally that we've always done that."
