Robert Menendez actually said...

"There is a sanctions element which is directed at the Central Bank and other individuals in addition to what the administration has already put in place."

"This does not mean throwing ourselves into the middle of a very complicated and dangerous sectarian war."

"Assad, who has long lost his legitimacy and whom the opposition will never accept, will not play any role in that transitional governing body."

"I believe the time has come to consider providing in some form military aid to the opposition"