If you don't want to be in endless wars, if you want to have more tools than just dropping bombs, it's essential we have a robust foreign assistance account.

It's imperative that we keep in mind China's very strategic approach and long-term goal of becoming the world's superpower.

We may have our differences, but I really am pleased with the leadership you've shown early on, and we want to help you be successful.

Well, this is a defining moment, I think, for our presence in the Mideast.

I believe it's critically important that we, as a nation founded on freedom and the rule of law, avoid complacency.

So I am encouraged to find that there's bipartisan support for what a good deal should look like.

I would not be okay with withdrawing our troops from South Korea, because I think they're a stabilizing force for the region.

We're going to spend now or we're going to spend later, and I think there's an opportunity to get ahead of the problem.

If North Korea is watching the hearing, and I hope you are, take the deal. It would be good for you. It would be good for everybody.

Very briefly, do you see any backsliding on China's part when it comes to sanctions against North Korea?

I would be concerned about ISIS and Al Qaeda's ability to merge and project external operations because I know they want to, and I know they're consistently looking for that opportunity.

We like ourselves if nobody else does.

They take risks on behalf of this Nation every day, and they're very much heroes.

Well, I trust them about as much to do that as I do to police chemical weapons.

I would ask the subcommittee members to submit any questions for the record no later than this Friday, June 29.

If we withdrew from the north without sound thinking, do you worry about the Turkey-Kurdish conflict arising anew?

I asked him point blank what would happen if we withdrew in the next 6 months in Afghanistan. He said he thinks it would lead to a lot of disorder and chaos.

But I just don't see how the State Department can operate if the security environment doesn't exist, and if we withdraw too soon, it will fall apart, and that's just the way the world is.