The uprising that led to the ouster of Qaddafi was not led by the radical elements as much as it was by the Libyan people.

I imagine they were not the ones targeted, but, again, if the Russians are there on the ground assisting Assad in the commission of these heinous crimes, war crimes, they should answer for that.

The absurdity of the Russian position. I mean with a straight face they are arguing that these chemical weapons are actually because of the rebels, which is absurd.

this was a heinous act that something had to be done here.

I think he acknowledge this much. No matter how you may feel about the president, I know there are people out there that don't support the president, but if you watched yesterday when he was standing next to the king as they spoke about…

Well, my first reaction is to congratulate the skill, the courage, the bravery of our men and women in uniform. The second is -- and I saw it's kind of the report was being outlined. I don't believe this is a message. I believe this is…

But tonight's actions show that the days of being able to act with impunity are over when it comes to Bashar al-Assad and that there is now an American president prepared to do what it takes to ensure that he does not have the capability…

This will degrade their capability to launch those attacks from the air and I think it was important step and hopefully it's part of a comprehensive strategy moving forward to bring to a close -- this chaos that is happening in Syria.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume executive session and then resume legislative session following the remarks of the Senator from Oregon, Mr. Merkley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have a question for the Senator from South Carolina. It is very important. Is the Senator aware that Frank Martin, an incredible coach for the men's basketball team is from Miami, FL?

I do want to restate that Frank Martin is really an extraordinary person. Much more, Senator Scott and I both had a chance to interact with him on a number of occasions. I don't mean to single them out among all of the other suspicious…

I come to the floor today to discuss the issue of human rights as part of my office's ongoing effort on what we call the Expression Not Oppression Campaign, where we highlight human rights abuses around the world and tell the stories of…