"I am hearing from our allies, you know, where is America--what has happened to American leadership."
"His backing off and failure to enforce the red line in Syria has led me in my discussions...to say that was one of the biggest, most terrible turning points in America's foreign policy."
"The idea of pivoting away from the Middle East, which I think is a very epic mistake..."
"It is very concerning, and you look at Syria. There is a hundred and--at least 150,000 people who have died in Syria."
"The United States lack of involvement."
"The U.S. needs to work closer with our friends and allies in the region, Turkey and Jordan, for example, to facilitate the movement of that cargo."
"The effort to rid Syria of chemical weapons is bogged down, and the White House has seemed to abdicate leadership on the issue."
"We here in Congress also need to be judicious in determining who is receiving this aid in Syria."
"The violence in Syria over the last few years has spiraled out of control, yielding a serious humanitarian crisis."
"China and radical Islam now represent the major threat to peace, stability and prosperity for the entire world."
"We may have, with a very not well thought out policy toward Ukraine, driven Russia into the arms of a dictatorial still-Communist China."