John McCain

This conflict has been going on for over 3 years, 150,000 people dead, and we are now revising our policy.

The reason why Geneva was a success is because it gave legitimacy to the opposition who got their family members kidnapped?

This is a colossal failure of American ability to help people who are struggling for freedom.

It was a failure and it was doomed to failure because we knew that without the battlefield favoring Bashar al-Assad, he was not going to negotiate his departure.

Mr. Chairman, we ought to find out the reason why several of these agencies did not concur.

But there are some allegations that some of this has come from Russian sources.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman.

When do we expect to hear from you next?

I think there does need to be a Federal standard.

And there is no reason to believe this is going to stop, would you agree?

I do not see the coordination between those different agencies of government that I think would increase dramatically our effectiveness.

If you view this threat with the gravity that many of us do now, then it may require a reorganization such as we carried out after 9/11.

We bump up into various problem areas--privacy versus national security, what the role of private enterprise is.

I have been arguing for a Select Committee.

And I think we all conclude that the cybersecurity is an issue of transcendent importance.

Well, thank you, and I thank the witnesses.

I think one of the most problem areas... is Honduras, where there has really been a takeover of that country.

The threat of al-Qaeda is increasing, not decreasing.

I hope that some of my colleagues would listen to what you just said.

Al-Qaeda is on the move. Al-Qaeda is spreading.

I agree with your premise that you have to go to the source, it is the cartels and all that

I believe that the comprehensive immigration reform bill passed by the Senate would give us much more resources to get toward that goal.

If the commander is saying that he is watching, then I think we ought to at least give him the capability

And, without that, it would take a longer period of time, would you agree?

I wish that you would look at exactly what al-Qaeda is doing.