Chris Murphy actually said...

"I just do not think it is credible to suggest that our seat at the table right now comes through any means other than our military presence."

"I would share those concerns to the extent that your answer suggests that the future role of the U.S. military in Syria will be aimed at addressing Iranian and Iranian-backed military presence there."

"I would argue that you are operating under a flawed premise, which is that there is any future for Syria that does not involve a substantial role for Iran."

"We have signaled in so many different ways that we are no longer interested in being in the lead with respect to the political and economic future of Syria."