James Jeffrey

the U.S. will not tolerate, quote, 'an attack, period, and that any offensive is to us objectionable as a reckless escalation.'

The two-state solution is a very important part of the situation between Israel and the Palestinians.

What we got was a marginal product. It also does the job for 10 years of keeping them a year away from having a nuclear capability if they adhere to it.

It's unpleasant, it's transactional, it's ugly, but we and Turkey have very similar strategic goals.

I think the two-state solution at the moment is moribund both from the standpoint of the Palestinians and from the standpoint of the current Israeli government.

Any action taken that makes Iran happy in the region is a mistake, and this made Iran happy, thus it's a mistake.

We wouldn't pick these allies if we were coming up with a different Middle East, but we have to deal with the Middle East we have.

We really have to draw the line here and push back very hard on this.

The U.N. resolution bars Iran from testing ballistic missiles, they are doing so.

It is a mistake for us to get out of that country. Iraq is crucial not only to prevent Sunni extremism.

the first thing we have to do, and this would be a change from the last administration, is to recognize that Iran is a problem in the region

We need to be present in Syria, and the battle against ISIS gives us an opportunity to do so.