Robert Menendez actually said...

"NATO is a defensive military alliance designed to preserve, in part, by holding members to high democratic governance and economic transparency standards."

"Perhaps, more than ever it is crystal clear that NATO plays a vital role not only in the security of the United States, but as a bulwark protecting peace and democracy."

"Enabling Assad enables Putin, and stopping Assad hurts the Russian dictator."

"We believe there is a clear humanitarian imperative to maintain the UN cross-border mechanism, and that this view is shared by the majority of Council members."