Brett McGurk: “We want to see this – this deal reached, all three phases, every hostage come home.”

The real weapon against ISIS and their ilk comes not just from the barrel of a gun but from the ballot box, the schoolhouse, the courts, and a growing economy.

Assad cannot remain in power if we are ever going to get out of this incredibly difficult situation.

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.

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,