On the recordJanuary 18, 2007
Frankly, you know, it's quite disconcerting to see our government, the strongest, most powerful nation in the world, begging this government that we basically put into office to please do the things we want them to do. We are not exercising power like a great power should. We are not using the tools at our disposal to try to deal with the neighbors in the region, to try to rein in Iran and Syria, or to try to get the Maliki government to take the actions that we expect.
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