Robert Menendez actually said...

"I would like to believe that it is only to fight ISIL. But I do not believe that their purposes at the end of the day--we have different goals as it relates to Iraq."

"We must learn from the tragic foreign policy mistakes of the past. We cannot afford to make them again."

"every single thing that the United States is doing right now in Iraq, things that I support, I might add, to deal with ISIS, every single thing that we are doing is really inuring to the benefit of Ir..."

"I look forward to getting some answers from our witnesses that will allow us to move forward in writing and passing an authorization."