Chris Murphy actually said...

"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."

"I think some of us can do a better job of trying to marry together those concerns."

"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."