Palestinians caged up like animals.

The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

And this - this board was - was impanelled in 1951. And it's gone through ups and downs in how the secretaries have used it. But I have put a premium on that advisory board.

And I want every one of you, every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera, and you tell your people back home what you think. Don't hide anymore; none of us. That is the essence of our responsibility. And if we're not willing to do it, we're not worthy to be seated right here. We fail our country. If we don't debate this, if we don't debate this, we are not worthy of our country. We fail our country.

This is a complicated time to govern in the world today because of so much going on and it's coming at us at such an unprecedented rate.

No one person leads alone - can't do it, it's impossible. It doesn't make any sense. You need a team.

This is eventually how Syria will be resolved - through a political settlement.