"We cannot write another blank check for war, as was unfortunately the case under previous Presidents and previous Congresses for previous conflicts."
"It is not right to expect that the only people who sacrifice would be our troops and their families."
"I believe the American people deserve, and our values demand, exactly this sort of a robust and open debate."
"if we have a Shia-only government and military, it is not sustainable, and that is in some ways what created the vacuum."
"I think reconciliation between Shia and Sunni in the formal government and in the underground conditions in Iraq is absolutely essential to our having a prospect of success."
"I am very concerned about the stability, security, safety of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan."
"I share your grave concern about ISIL, the threat it poses to our regional allies and to the United States."
"I joined Chairman Menendez and others in calling for a robust and aggressive and thorough inspections and verification regime."
"I suspect you could sign--speaking for myself, you could sign me up as an enthusiastic funder of the most aggressive and searching inspection regime possible for the IAEA."
"I think we should be investing heavily in a proactive inspection regime."
"I remain deeply concerned about some critical and unresolved issues in these negotiations."