03/03/2015
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"I do agree, of course, that the administration regime of Bashar Assad must go, but we are going have to work very carefully to make sure that that which replaces it is a government that respects the r..."
"I share the chairman's concern about the fate of so many minority communities in the region."
"I remember when you testified, Ambassador Yamamoto, in 2006, you talked about being at a crossroads and the hopes for change."
"We don't want you to die, Mr. Chairman, but we certainly want to take over, and I do make that pledge."