Jim Risch actually said...

"We should be able to do both."

"The ongoing instability in Europe and Eurasia has made clear the need for a strong U.S. policy on the Caucasus."

"Ending this conflict would bring peace to a fractured region and remove one of Russia's key levers of influence in the region."

"It is better to be America's adversary or irritant than it is to be America's ally."