Lamar Alexander actually said...

"The United States considers stabilizing areas liberated from ISIS a key component in ensuring that displaced communities... are able to return home in dignity."

"Your nomination sends a signal that the NATO relationship is an important one."

"The United States will continue to work with a wide range of Iraqis across the political spectrum and civil society to advance this agenda."

"I was very, very worried in the early days of this administration to hear the President basically suggest that Russia was not doing anything wrong."