Brett McGurk: “It appears to me that the security situation in Iraq will not improve until a new Prime Minister is elected.”

We believe very strongly we have to have a political transition process that can lead to a sustainable transition inside Syria.

We anticipate that three Americans will come home. One is the toddler, Abigail, and two other American women. And, of course, then we have about 10 total Americans unaccounted for. But we're not going to rest here.

Stabilizing areas after [ISIS] can be even more important than clearing areas from [ISIS].

As long as Assad is leading the government in Damascus, there is no way this war will ever end.