Edward Markey actually said...

"I think it is important that people know generally that our sanctions are targeted against specific people, that they do not penalize the population in general."

"I think we are very lucky to have partners in Africa like Chad who are willing to be at the tip of the spear in dealing with this group."

"The AU has expressed support, very dismayingly, to President Kabila's, quote, national dialogue, which I think is just widely seen as just a stall tactic."

"The United States and the EU then imposed sanctions. My question to you is, how important was it that the United States and the EU imposed sanctions on Burundi from your perspective?"