Ed Markey actually said...

"Burkina Faso, which translates in English to the land of the upright people, also offers reasons for optimism about the future of West Africa."

"When many think of Nigeria, they think of the security threats of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in the northeast or from piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. These threats are real and they are serio..."

"Constituencies know very quickly whether or not you are on their side or you are not on their side."

"Now, Mosul is going to be a much more difficult military proposition than Tikrit or Fallujah or Ramadi."