Political Quotes

“I think what the Senator has just described--the litany of chaos and mayhem spread by the Iranian regime that he knows probably better than anyone because he spent so much time there--it is Hezbollah but also Hamas. They are all in. The people who create the biggest upheaval for Israel are all in for their buddy Assad, the butcher of Damascus. Without Iran's support, one of the most evil people on the planet would not have a chance. Doesn't the Senator believe we are in a proxy war between us and the Iranians in Syria? That if we don't--and our actions towards whether we are going to use force or we are not going to use force, with Assad winning--that our policies toward Syria are affecting the regime's belief about what we may do about their nuclear program? One thing that might reset our resolve as a nation is for the Congress to impose additional sanctions so the Ayatollahs will not be confused about our lack of will in Syria when it comes to their nuclear program. The bottom line is, after our debacle in Syria, doesn't the Senator think we have a problem with the Iranian regime of taking us seriously? The international community is now breaking the sanctions. If new sanctions were imposed in a bipartisan way, that is the best way to reset the debate. Mr. McCAIN. I would also point out, one, if we are looking for one bright spot, that we see countries in the gulf and the Middle East aligning with Israel in a way that we have never seen before.…”