Chris Smith actually said...

"The Government of Japan is complicit here."

"With the current court orders in place in my case, Lebanon could for the first time return an abducted child to the United States."

"If returning kidnapped children home to the United States as the key measure of success--and it is--that would point to a failure in strategy, not success."

"Sanctions work. If Japan doesn't get it through your persuasion--and I thank you for trying so hard--it is time to lower the boom!"