Eliot Engel actually said...

"After many years of war, it's crystal clear that there is no military solution to end the fighting in Afghanistan."

"the very nature of a peace settlement... has to be negotiated with Afghans and not over the heads of Afghans."

"It's just really disgraceful what's going on in Turkey."

"Several formerly democratic countries... have moved in a decisively autocratic direction over the last several years."