Tom Cole actually said...

"Right now, I would be a lean no. This to me is a civil war, it's a religious war, and it's a proxy war for regional powers."

"I think it's still an open question."

"Yes, it does. I think that's something you have to take into account."

"It is one thing to make a mistake and try to correct it. It is another to willfully and needlessly harm the very people the Department is charged with helping."