James Lankford actually said...

"I think the campaign, today, is allowing ISIS to convert territorial losses into legitimacy in that region."

"These are important days, and we need to be able to hear clear, articulate voices."

"the only way we are going to end this war and the only way we are going to keep our homeland safe and return peace to the civilized world, is if we defeat Islamic terrorists--if we defeat ISIS."

"But, the fear--I think we have reached the point, today, where what has happened on the ground in Iraq and Syria does not so much affect the international appeal of ISIS."