Chris Smith actually said...

"I hope we can learn critical lessons from the vast experience and use them to increase support by the most effective measures to bring an end to the conflicts in the Central African Republic."

"we are witnessing a country that is in rapid disintegration, apparently descending again from a pre-genocide stage to one characterized by a word almost too painful to articulate, genocide."

"Those who have perpetrated human rights violations among the Syrian Government, the rebels and the foreign fighters on both sides of this conflict, must be shown that their actions will have serious, ..."

"I, as no doubt all of you, have been shocked by images of horrific human rights violations, including summary executions, torture, rape, and chemical weapon attacks in Syria."