Political Quotes

“I want to compliment Senator Shaheen for doing her homework on Syria--traveling, understanding the strategic implications of losing in Syria for the United States and our allies. In New Hampshire and South Carolina, there is not a lot of talk about Syria. It is not that people don't care; it is just that we have our plate full here at home with all of our needs in our own backyard. The thing I can tell people throughout the country: You ignore these problems at our own peril. The wave of refugees that came out of Syria when the civil war first began is going to replicate itself--or I guess we can all sit on the sidelines and watch 3 million people be killed. I hope we don't do that. Idlib is a province in northwestern Syria. The opposition is basically in a corner near the border with Turkey. Assad, with the help of Iran and mostly Russia, is trying to break their will and literally destroy them. Within this group of people--about 3\1/2\ million--there are some really hardcore al-Qaida types--Al-Nusra, all kinds of names associated with the groups--but they are radical Sunni Islamists, and they would bring ISIS back roaring. We don't want them to win the day, and we sure as heck don't want Iran to control Syria. I think it would be a huge mistake for the United States to let Assad prevail in this war, and let me tell you why: It never ends with him. Every radical Sunni Islamist group in the world will use Assad's presence in Syria as a recruiting tool.…”