Anne W. Patterson: “Let me stress that that is our goal, to get Assad out.”

There is no military solution, and the international community cannot afford a continuation of the status quo.

We don't believe it is possible to have any sort of settlement there, either a political settlement or any military defeat of ISIL, without the departure of Assad.

We have provided over $2 billion, $2.5 billion, for humanitarian assistance inside Syria.

The Saudis, over the past 15 years, have instituted a very broad range of steps that have cut off financing for terrorists.