Our action would be one of attacking a sovereign nation, a nation that did not attack us, an act of war.

I implore you guys and the administration to find a diplomatic solution.

This is a moment in time, in history, where we, America, can lead in a new direction.

I and the people I represent said not just 'no' but something like 'heck, no,' don't get involved in this.

What I see as our foreign policy is a circle. It is like a tiger chasing its tail for the last 25 to 30 years.

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My goal today is to find out why Abu Dhabi was chosen, the criteria that went into the decision and if there are better uses with our resources.

The fact that we still have not brought to justice those who attacked us is a travesty.

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the American people are tired of that. We've got to change our foreign policy and what we do.

I'd hate to see our young men and women go overseas. They need to stay here and build America strong.

It's just not acceptable that we're spending this money there and then we go back to our taxpayers and say, hey, guess what, you got to send more money in and we're borrowing 43 cents on every dollar to send over here.