The brutality of ISIL truly knows no bounds and this cancer continues to metastasize throughout the region.
I worry that this policy is not going to be a victorious one.
They have killed far more Americans, starting with the Beirut Marines back in the 1980s.
I am pleased that the President has formally requested that Congress act on an authorization for use of military force against ISIS.
We can contain ISIS. We can work for its eventual destruction.
I am greatly concerned, and I do not trust that negotiating partner on the other side.
Iran has long supported Houthis against Yemen's Sunni tribes.
These Shia militias that Iran supports, trains, and resources are much more capable than Iraq's own army.
It is imperative that we keep these facts... in mind during the ongoing nuclear negotiations with the Iranian regime.
I believe Nisman's death should be thoroughly investigated to see if the Iranians were involved in that episode.
My point today and, Mr. Chairman, I think what this hearing will show is that Einstein would clearly call it insanity after 36 years of cons...