Brett McGurk: “Our forces should withdraw from Iraq, and the President has made the right call in abiding by the agreement signed by…”

If confirmed, I will do everything in my power, drawing on all the tools of our foreign policy, to build a lasting partnership with Iraq that is worthy of their memory and sacrifice.

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.

There is so much the United States must do to mitigate risks of backsliding and increase prospects for consolidating the many gains that we have seen since the worst periods of the war.

We want to see this – this deal reached, all three phases, every hostage come home.