02/10/2016
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"The United States should reaffirm publicly that we have vital national interests in the Persian Gulf and that we will use military force, if necessary, to defend them."
"As President Obama has stated, a bad agreement is worse than no agreement."
"A vote of disapproval in the absence of a credible alternative, would, after 10 years of effort, be self-defeating for our country."
"I also fear a vote of disapproval would weaken the effectiveness and credibility of the United States in the Middle East and around the world."