05/05/2004
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"If the region will not weigh in to battle their own terrorist threat, there is no amount of ground troops we could put in to Iraq or Syria to win the battles there."
"Our coalition is receiving help from governments throughout and beyond the Middle East, governments that may disagree on other issues, but not about the need to take decisive action against Daesh."
"During my 29 years here in the Senate, I never heard of nor even heard of it being proposed anything comparable to this."
"I met with King Salman, who completely supported what we are doing."