12/13/2015
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"if there's not engaged American leadership, serious leadership, that people believe that we're in there and committed to the strategy, we're not going to be able to do any of these things."
"I will do what I can to get the four that are pending before the Senate today confirmed by the Senate."
"a congressional vote to authorize war against ISIL doesn't seem forthcoming now, because of politics here, and that it, quote, 'may require an attack on the United States of America to force such a vo..."
"I predict that, unless we do something different, it will remain, as General Dempsey said, stalemated, which means tragedy."