I am hopeful that as the Yemen political process moves forward--and we all hope that it does--that we will have more capacity brought to bear against ISIL.

Thank you for being here, Mr. McGurk, and thank you for taking on what is, frankly, a nightmare of a job, trying to manage this crisis and manage this coalition.

without more American presence on the ground, we risk these local conflicts becoming more heated and more problematic.

I really think when we look at our interest in a transatlantic relationship that is strong and a Europe that is whole, free, and at peace, it really has to be both.

We have major challenges with the Europeans today with respect to their counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence operations.

I am not worried about an intentional attack against NATO. I do not think that is in Putin's plans, but I am worried that his activities do raise or increase the risks of inadvertent conflict.

So NATO is an alliance not to counter Russian aggression. It is an alliance to counter all threats, all aggression.

I do not think it presents the same existential threat that Putin's provocations and his geopolitical aspirations present the Alliance.

I would say that there is--almost guaranteed, almost certain to have some sort of terrorist attack against a NATO ally by ISIL.

I thank the Senator. I thank all the staff and, again, all colleagues--40 of them--for joining us on the floor on Wednesday night into the early hours. Let's be clear about what happened. Let's be clear about the fact that this body was…

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