Philip H. Gordon: “Our strong view, like that of pretty much every country in the world, with a very tiny number of exceptions, is to…”

We do pick a side. I mean, nobody should misunderstand.

Our core interests are better protected by working together than by seeking to respond to threats alone.

We have been disappointed. We waited for some time for last October's elections... but the political leaders have failed to reach an agreement.

I think that such an escalation would lead not to the regime's capitulation that we want to see, but rather to a new counter-escalation.