Brett McGurk: “By helping the Iraqis address these challenges, the United States can gain leverage and influence while pursuing mutual…”

the complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq is the right policy at this time.

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

Honestly, it’s hard to really analyze what we have here because we haven’t seen the text, and until we see the text, it’s hard to know exactly what’s there,

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.