"Instead of begging for help, we need a realistic policy that reflects the urgency and the multifaceted nature of the Iranian threat."
"I cannot conceive of a more irresponsible or frightening finger on the nuclear button than that of the Iranian regime."
"The actions by both regimes show a disdain for international law and norms that is incompatible with the values and interests of the United States."
"It is long past time to jettison this dangerous fantasy as it is presently warping our entire policy toward the region."
"The nuclear program is, however, a symptom of the disease, rather than the disease itself."
"I think the basic direction of the Iranian regime is something that we have to take at face value and take very seriously."
"Let me say at the outset, I have been impressed, and I know others have been as well, with the fact that we now finally have an ambassador in Damascus in Ambassador Ford, on behalf of this administrat..."
"It is a sensitive matter not easily traversed, and I think, as the ranking member said in his opening statement, no administration has been as forthright and as forceful in taking on Iran at every lev..."
"We can't treat this as some rogue element that probably is separated from the Ahmadinejad government and the clerical ruling elite."
"It is perfectly appropriate, and it is time to assign blame, given the relationship of the Qods force to this government."
"I urge my colleagues to support the substitute amendment that I am offering."
"My amendment will not get the U.S. out of the U.N., but it will be a far more effective tool for promoting real reform and countering anti-Israel bias in the U.N."