Chris Smith actually said...

"The only place where people are safe is in the Kurdistan region. And the only reason they are safe is because the peshmerga is defending them."

"Their whole economy--and until last year it was the fastest growing place in the world economically--depends on the security."

"If you don't mind me interrupting, how much are we talking about? I mean, ballpark."

"Where the black flag flies, there is only death and misery. We have to do everything humanly possible to stop this cancer from spreading."