Jim Risch actually said...

"Well, can an argument be made that, in fact, the campaign that the United States has mounted against al-Qaeda leadership... has contributed to this?"

"I met with the sheikh in Dubai, and numerous government officials there, and I can't tell you how impressed I was with, not only the commitment, but the sincerity of the people in the UAE to pursue go..."

"At the end of the day, it is Afghans who need to be the agents, with our help, but the agents of their own liberation."

"the agreement with the UAE could very well be a model used, not only in the region, but around the world, for the development of nuclear energy"