02/28/2011
https://congress.gov...
"After the sarin attack, Assad didn't bomb anyone for 10 days because of the credible threat of use of force."
"The regime is the only entity with air power, the only one capable of dropping barrel bombs, and at this point continued inaction by the international community is unacceptable."
"Why don't we just assassinate him? And then we get rid of him; he's gone, he's the bad guy, he's gone. But why don't we do that?"
"Let's say he is gone tomorrow, he's out of town, he's gone. Would that result in chaos, turmoil, or tranquility in Syria, or pick a different word?"