Political Quotes

“I ask Senator McCain, may I read to you an exchange? This is John Kerry 2 days ago: ``[T]here will be a ceasefire,'' Kerry predicted Tuesday in Rome. ``We expect a ceasefire. And we expect an adherence to the ceasefire. And we expect full humanitarian access.'' Two days later, the Russian bombing hasn't stopped and thousands of Syrians remain starving. Not only has the Russian bombing continued, Putin has sent in advanced fighter jets to do the bombing. Kerry said he was assured by the Russian counterpart [Lavrov] the Russians would stop bombing. When asked, Lavrov said, ``Russia's strikes will not cease. . . . I don't see why these air strikes should be stopped.'' Whom is he talking to? The Russians are telling John Kerry to his face: We are going to keep bombing. John Kerry keeps telling the world they are going to stop bombing. In the meantime, Syrians are being slaughtered and starved to death and we are fiddling while Syria burns. Mr. McCAIN. I want to mention one other aspect of this with my colleague, and that is the refugee issue. It is surprising to many people in the world, this flood of millions of refugees, not just from Iraq and Syria but Iraq and even as far away as Afghanistan. Our European friends have treated it like maybe it was an earthquake or flood or natural disaster. It was not a natural disaster. It was a natural occurrence when the situation became so terrible that people believed they couldn't stay and live where they were. Why did that happen?…”