Ed Markey actually said...

"What further steps need to be taken in order to protect against ISIS taking over the Baiji refinery?"

"I agree with Ryan Crocker that it is not too late for diplomacy, but we just have to be intervening in a very, very aggressive way to make sure that diplomacy is truly given a chance to be successful."

"ISIS has taken over the oil fields near Mosul and Tikrit."

"How can we help the Iraqi Government to better manage its energy resources and preserve a federal system that works for all Iraqis?"