I think designating the Revolutionary Guard as a foreign terrorist organization, which we were surprised they hadn't been, would be a helpful tool I think from a law enforcement standpoint.

Ahmadinejad and I are going into the basement now to set our sights on Washington and launch cannons and missiles.

That is unacceptable, that a wounded and desperate Iran would be as brazen to use the Western Hemisphere as a staging ground for attacks against American citizens on U.S. soil.

One proposal that I have introduced is a bill to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist--foreign terrorist organization.

I think, Mr. Braun, as you stated, counterterrorism and counternarcotics have now--the two have come together.

without strategy America's border security blunders facilitate and empower Mexican drug cartels.

This bill is not designed to hurt Mexico, but rather help Mexico.

No political party should remain silent about it.

I support this bill, because it stands up to the dictatorship of Hugo Chavez and stands with freedom and democracy in Venezuela.

These drug cartels represent a threat to the viability of the Mexican state and national democracy.

I tend to disagree with that assessment, because as you mentioned, civilian control is important here.