I think, in terms of emerging threats, we all know Iran is the real existential threat, I think, to the Middle East, to Europe, and to us.

wouldn't it be something if our American leadership... understood the Koran and knew all of the prophets in the Koran

So, how do you go about countering that, Mr. Ambassador?

Let's take, for example, what we've just done in Afghanistan, where we went successfully into this town, Marjah.

It just drives me bats when I hear, 'Well, we have the resources to dig a well, but we don't have the resources to go over here and help with education.'

Is this working to CVE?

I think this is a terrible, terrible mistake, given the mission that the United States has right now.

My definition of victory has been, for the last 6 years, that this ideological war ends when nonviolent Muslims feel empowered and cause violent Islamists in their faith to be marginalized.

This is a very timely topic.

Yes, please.

I just want to put on the record the role that Major General Stone played in Iraq.