In Libya, we have a civil war. It is not uncommon for that region to have civil wars. There is no military solution, her...
Political reform is still very much critically important to both of those countries.
the U.S. role has huge potential, and we have not--we are not doing enough.
We have had a series of hearings focused on the Middle East. Obviously, it is an area of great importance to the United ...
an important part of our strategy in North Africa rests with our appropriation process
Well, as I understand, there is a framework for an agreement. It has not been embraced by either side yet.
Everybody wants to work.
You and I were in the House of Representatives when we changed from AFDC to TANF, and one of the areas that we really tr...
There has to be some accountability in the system.
In Iraq, we had in 2011 a check-the-box mentality. We are done with Iraq and obviously we are back in in a different way...
In Iran, obviously we have just totally turned the tables relative to our relationship there.
we believe Russia's decision to intervene militarily in Syria is a losing bet.
You really delude yourself in terms of what Iran is really going to be planning on doing here.
Yes, it is to stop the spread and use of weapons of mass destruction. It is clearly to underscore our commitment to Isra...
In regards to the anti-ISIL campaign, Russia's presence has not been a major problem.
It is hard to tell whether the administration is friend or foe at present.
As I look at Libya where we basically went in for the short term and left a country ungoverned.
We must never lose our moral outrage at what we have seen this organization do and is doing every day.