Jay Carney

But in the end, either Iraq is sovereign or it's not. Either we're an occupying force or we're an invited force.

What Senator McCain has failed to note is that President Obama's administration actively tried against the wishes of his own party to maintain a residual force in Iraq and the sovereign government of Iraq refused to negotiate a status of…

Sergeant Bergdahl was held as a prisoner in an armed conflict, one that's been going on for more than a dozen years, has a general principle going back all the way to our founding. The United States military does not leave its men and…

As a general principle, going back all the way to our founding, the United States military does not leave its men and women in uniform behind when they are held by the enemy in captivity.

The principle that we don't leave our men and women behind doesn't have an asterisk attached to it depending on who's holding you.

it's unacceptable to demand a ransom from the American people in return for not defaulting, it's not going to change.

We are extremely disappointed that the Russian government would take this step despite our clear and lawful requests in public and private to have Mr. Snowden expelled to the United States to face the charges against him. He's not a…

This was a deliberate choice by the government to release a fugitive despite a valid arrest warrant. And that decision unquestionably has a negative impact on the U.S.-China relationship.

The United States has direct channels of communications with the DPRK. And instead of spending money on celebrity sporting events to entertain the elites of that country, the North Korean regime should focus on the well-being of its own…

This is a fairly volatile situation and it is in response not to United States policy, not to obviously the administration, not to the American people. It is in response to a video, a film, that we have judged to be reprehensible and…

The president's view is that we can take steps to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them under existing law. And that's his focus right now.

We've had an unprecedented level of obstruction when it comes to the confirmation -- often confirmation of routine appointments and nominations.