James Langevin actually said...

"The situation on the so-called 'Mara Line' in northwest Syria has been problematic for some time."

"I hope it's very clear that you've hit a wall with respect to the way this was negotiated."

"the bigger challenge that we see is going to be defeating ISIL on the political front."

"We are attempting to 'play the long game' in Iraq and Syria, but we need a 'more rapid and disruptive strategy' instead."