Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I have cautioned that, in Yemen, I have a fear that we get involved in a war that both sides are beaten down and Al Qaeda shows up the way same way that ISIS showed up in Syria, ready to pick up the p..."

"I think they are essential aspects of our foreign policy and our diplomacy."

"the host parties or the host country needs to be in agreement"

"A government that is capable is a government that is responsive to the needs that are identified by its citizens."