Ted Poe actually said...

"Al-Qaeda in Iraq is back, certainly not on its last legs. The United States has paid a high price to help liberate Iraq from the menace of al-Qaeda."

"That is a totally unacceptable trend. The question is what is the United States going to do."

"It's frustrating that al-Qaeda is gaining ground back in Iraq. Al-Qaeda's resurgence is directly related to Prime Minister Maliki's mishandling of his government."

"This is a fairly tragic situation when people live like this in fear of where they are."