03/25/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"With our support, after several weeks of complex negotiations, President Masum nominated Haider al-Abadi to serve as Prime Minister."
"We believe that, ultimately, there is no solution to Syria without a political settlement."
"I believe we need to defeat ISIL before they develop the operational capacity to perform a September 11-like attack."
"Nobody wants boots, American boots on the ground. I mean, that just is not going to happen."