Eliot Engel actually said...

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.

Democracy is hard work, especially in countries that are poor and that have experienced violent conflict, and it takes time and a great deal...