Edward Markey actually said...

The Assad regime repeatedly broke the century-old taboo against the use of chemical weapons.

For me, it is a cut and dried case of why a deal, while imperfect, is far superior to no deal.

If we hope to avoid Iran from becoming another North Korea--a point of no return--we have to get back into the deal without delay.

So no deal policies have not only failed to tighten the lid on Iran's nuclear program, it lifted them entirely.