"we are encouraged--we continue to encourage the leadership in Iraq to do--to be more accommodating to the Sunni population"
"I think the threat of ISIL in the region, Senator, is the most pressing threat that we're facing."
"In Yemen, that's really undetermined."
"Clearly, AQAP [Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] is dominant in that country."
"We are working as an international coalition to staunch the flow of foreign fighters to the battlefield..."
"I think a zero option would be very problematic for the country of Afghanistan."
"The smaller you get, the greater the risk is to the mission, and the greater the risk to the force."
"With sequestration the Army would likely lose another 100,000 troops on top of the 72,000 cuts already planned."
"They will eventually resort to acts of terrorism, because those are easy to do, high payoff. Hard to prevent."