Richard Lugar actually said...

"I think the President is not a racist. I think he would like to do the right thing."

"So the strategy you would employ would be for our Government to move through our Ambassador to the United Nations to bring this issue before the Security Council?"

"But also expressed concern about the erosion of the rule of law and democracy in Sri Lanka."

"Just out of curiosity, which countries would want to block consideration by Security Council?"