Bennie Thompson actually said...

"Let me say from the beginning that while there might have been some acts perpetrated before the last 3 years of this administration, it might have been characterized, from a response standpoint, as we..."

"the reality is that Iran is much weaker and more isolated now than when President Barack Obama took office."

"We must be careful to stick to the facts. We must not overstate, nor overreact to the threat we currently face from Iran."

"I am very comfortable that under the Obama administration we have taken some very, very bad people out."