03/15/2011
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"Certainly, the external military intervention, which has been supported by U.S. logistics, intelligence, and arms supplies was a large escalation in the violence."
"I have been an advocate for increased cooperation with our security partners in the gulf with a particular emphasis on defensive systems."
"I fear that our failure to strongly advocate diplomacy in Yemen over the past 2 years... may put the viability of this critical partnership at risk."
"I think it is time for us to stand up and demand from Saudi and others a diplomatic resolution of this issue in a telescoped time frame."