Ted Poe actually said...

We need to take these people serious when they say that they want to eliminate Israel and they want to eliminate the United States.

When the Iranians say, 'The Ayatollah says he wants to eliminate and destroy Israel,' do you believe that is rhetoric or do you believe that...

I think we are dealing in, like I said, irrational optimism if we think anything different.

I personally think that there are many reasons why the United States needs to be involved in the Middle East.