Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"I think that letting our crews know that they are going to be protected by all of the might that the United States can bring to the situation."

"Thank you. Thank you very much."

"There is nothing--nothing, in my view--like making sure that someone who is trying to take your life stands a chance of losing theirs."

"You are firm without being a bully. You're intelligent without causing our allies... feeling like we're dismissing their needs."