Richard Lugar actually said...

"The United States Coast Guard has acknowledged that Cape Verde is its strongest partner in the region."

"Cape Verde is a country whose relative size and population does not adequately reflect the magnitude of its accomplishments and of its potential to be a role model in the region."

"The Syrian regime appears committed to the use of violence to suppress the will of its people."

"Syrians have been denied the opportunity to participate in politics for 40 years."