Brad Sherman actually said...

"China is not going to change its policy toward North Korea till we change our policy."

"The easy way to meet our political objectives here in Washington is to say we can get China to change its policy without doing anything we don't feel like doing."

"Maybe we should have walked away from Vietnam 4 years into the action rather than let it linger 10 years."

"We should not be limiting--if we have a goal and it is verified by Congress, we shouldn't put limits on a commitment to the goal."