I think it is very important for servicemembers to feel that expressions of their sincerely held conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs are accommodated and protected by DOD.

A strong NATO is in America's national security interests.

I think it marks another successful year of combined training.

These exercises... are very important as demonstrations of our commitment and our resolve.

This is a transactional relationship, not a transformational one.

Instead of negotiating a deal to force Iran to give up its nuclear program, the administration signed a deal that would, as Dr. Kissinger said, merely move from preventing proliferation to managing it.

I support the JCPOA. It is not a perfect agreement, but a good one.

we are no longer faced with the terrible choice between using military force to set back the program for a couple of years.

My bottom line is that we have an enormous national interest in prioritizing the de-escalation of this conflict, even over other important objectives.

The biggest mistake we made is not understanding the reach of time and the resilience of those who are our adversaries.

The reality is that the administration's overtures to Iran have only exacerbated these tensions and deepened feelings of suspicion and alienation among our traditional Sunni partners and our allies such as Israel and Turkey.

The mistake, if there was one, was not understanding that you can't kill them all.

I'm concern about, basically, since 9/11, you know, and that's basically the start of what most people think, in America, started our engagement over in that area.

the implementation of the Iran nuclear agreement last week buys valuable time and presents a real opportunity if we use that time wisely.

We must vigorously confront malign Iranian activity in the region.

I must add, as a former Navy person and from a Navy family of generations, that's the most humiliating thing that I have seen that American sailors, members of the United States Navy, has been subjected to in my or their lifetime.

The administration cannot continue to assume that time is on our side.

An Iran that gains access to more than $50 billion of its frozen assets abroad and starts to increase oil sales will be an Iran that can devote more resources to nefarious activities in the region.