Barbara A. Leaf: “The brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi was absolutely unacceptable.”

If we are seen to be pushed out by this collection of a militia-affiliated actors in Iraq, we are going to lose critical intelligence.

You cannot do it all by military means alone. There will have to be a political alternative.

The administration's commitment to reducing regional tensions, banking the fires of conflict, building deep partnerships based on an affirmative agenda, and demonstrating the value of a sustained partnership with the United States remains…

I want to be clear on what we have not done in Syria and what we will not do, which is support efforts to normalize or rehabilitate Bashar Al-Assad in any way, lift sanctions on the regime, or change our position opposing reconstruction in…