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

By helping the Iraqis address these challenges, the United States can gain leverage and influence while pursuing mutual goals.

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.

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

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