This mission isn't just about taking out an enemy on the battlefield. It's about taking out an entire network--decimating and discrediting a militant cult masquerading as a religious movement.

I think all the countries in the region have recognized that there was a mistake of judgment with respect to that process.

The President has been very clear about that. Certain parts of it will be, absolutely.

You cannot sit on the sidelines, at least I cannot, when you have a group that is selling 14-year-olds.

I mean, this is a tough time for America--for Americans to be watching their fellow citizens being beheaded by these savage people, and something has got to be done about it.

I think at least we owe the Free Syrian Army to negate the air attacks that they will be subjected to when they finish their training and equipping.

Many Americans question whether there are any moderates left in the Syrian armed opposition. There are.

They have no legitimacy. They are not an Islamic state.

We are committing additional funds. We are committing additional equipment and capacity.

They said of these murderers they are enemy number one of Islam.

I want to be clear: the U.S. troops that have been deployed to Iraq do not and will not have a combat mission.

the military action ends when we have ended the capacity of ISIL to engage in broad-based terrorist activity that threatens the state of Iraq, threatens the United States, threatens the region.

What can we do to help?

I know how personally deeply involved you were in Jim's case and in working with us to try to keep the focus on it.

We must destroy ISIS, but we cannot put ourselves in the situation of creating a void.

this has been an enormous success thus far.

That is not Islam, and Islam is not ISIL.

The end goal is to end the nuclear possibility.