Angus King actually said...

"Graham Allison, from Harvard, called it the 'Thucydides Trap,' wherein 12 of 16 instances in world history where you had a rapidly rising power confronting an established power ended in war."

"Yes, we need to be intellectually honest that anything we do--anything we do--is going to provoke a Russian response."

"I certainly hope you will counsel the White House to think seriously about what I would consider a modest additional investment to maintain the tremendous gains that have been had."

"I think you can argue that a lot of the problems we're having in Iraq now are because of the Maliki government's failure to be inclusive."