I am troubled that the Obama administration does not appear to have a clear China policy.

China's doing this because they can.

Yes, the country welcomes us. Yes, it is the apparatus which we are using for intelligence.

I think most of us have been shocked by the massive amount of nation-building that had no relevance to security.

There is no question that there is a pretty major geopolitical shift that is occurring right now in the Middle East.

I think all of us want to see a diplomatic solution.

There is no question that United States actions over the course of the last half a year, 9 months, have greatly strengthened Iran's role in the world.

Even if we make it through this successfully, which I hope with every cell of my body we do, they are still going to be a major state sponsor of terrorism.

The best outcome for Ukraine is to have a somewhat decentralized government where Ukraine can be both.

There is no question that Russia played a role in eastern Ukraine.

I think that Ukraine is Ukraine. Ukraine is not part of Europe. It is not part of Russia.

To counter that 18th century mindset, I welcome President Obama's announcement this week of a European reassurance initiative.

this is a major geopolitical issue, the biggest that has happened since 9/11.

There are tremendous issues to overcome in Ukraine, forgetting the external effect that Russia is having on the country.

I do want to congratulate the people of Ukraine for the election that just occurred.

I would like to see sectoral sanctions. I think we have already crossed the redline.

I think the biggest fear that I have was expressed by someone in Poland last week, and that is that we end up accepting a bitter peace with Russia.

We end up in a situation where they exude extremely bad behavior. We do not do much.

I think Yatsenyuk is very impressive, and hopefully a team will be put together to move things ahead.

I think what I heard you say is, he has the authority to carry out the activities he is carrying without really having an AUMF.

My hope is the committee can lead Congress to fulfilling its constitutional responsibilities on foreign policy and ensure that we, as a nation, pursue our national defense in a lawful and accountable way.

I will set that up the first day we are back, and I look forward to that meeting.

I understand why people are concerned and may think that seeking appropriate legal authorization for counterterrorism is either a way to seek expansion of war or attempt to restrict the President.

Well, there are very concrete situations happening.

Rather than abdicating the responsibility for confronting this threat and leaving it to the executive branch, Congress has a responsibility to both provide the President with the legal authorities needed to ensure our security and to…