03/09/2015
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"I encourage my colleagues and the American people to thoughtfully consider options in the Middle East before continuing down paths that I believe may lead to mission creep and to an indefinite United ..."
"There certainly are limits. Yes, Senator, there are."
"And so that requires a degree of independence, in a sense, doesn't it?"
"The White House has been sending mixed and, at times, contradictory messages about what our interests are and what threats to our security exist in the Middle East."