“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
“We cannot afford to leave Tennessee behind.”

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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
Are we going to help them win this war or not? It is a war, and President Calderon calls it a war.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas
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Emphasizes the seriousness of the drug war in Mexico.

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