Bob Menendez
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Robert Menendez is a prominent Democratic politician currently serving as a member of the United States Senate, representing New Jersey. He was first elected to the Senate in 2006 and has since been re-elected multiple times. Menendez has played a significant role in various policy areas, including foreign relations, immigration reform, and healthcare. He has served on several Senate committees, including the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he has been an advocate for human rights and democracy abroad.
I am concerned, as I listen to your answers, with what happens if Qaddafi prevails.
Beyond discussing it, are we advocating it? Are we leading the effort at the Security Council or are we just in eliciting mode?
I wonder if it is not moral hazard to allow a nation to go into a depression?
What are we talking about here, if we are serious about trying to help and shape the outcome here?
Where is the United States redline in our relationship with Lebanon? Are we willing to maintain a relationship with a government that is controlled by a terrorist group?
It seems to me a dangerous proposition to urge people to seek democracy and revolt and then not help them.
I don't want to lose a golden opportunity to ensure that we have information that could lead to a prosecution regardless of the results in Libya.
the monarchy's inaction, its failure to address the needs of its people, is feeding Iran's influence in Bahrain
When I make a mistake, I have to pay for my mistakes. And when they make a mistake... I have to pay for their mistakes.
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