Martin Dempsey: “The strength of our military relationship with Egypt is a source of influence.”

I would not recommend we put United States forces in harm's way... simply to stiffen the spine of local forces.

ISIL would love nothing more than a large presence of United States forces on the ground in Iraq and Syria so that they could have a call to jihad.

The threats posed by Iran also included its support for proxies, arms trafficking, sea-based mines, and cyber activities.

ISIL's future is increasingly dim as more nations join the anti-ISIL effort.