“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
Without institutions that are stable and that represent the will of the Bangladesh people, we are all beating our head against the wall.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho
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Editor's note · Context

Risch emphasizes the importance of stable institutions in Bangladesh for progress.

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