Eliot Engel actually said...

"Let us remember that Assad created the terrorist groups in Syria. He is a magnet for extremism because of the way he acted and treated."

"It is a good, commonsense bill, and I am grateful to the chairman for bringing it forward, and I thank Ms. Frankel, as well."

"I think many of us knew at that moment 6 years ago that things were about to spiral out of control with respect to what was going on in Syria."

"I think the United States made a terrible mistake 4 years ago or 5 years ago. I think that we should have aided the Free Syrian Army when they were a real viable force."