So most of the people in this room could probably afford a more expensive car, but there's a vast majority--it seems like kind of a regressive tax, in essence.

It is in villages like that where you will never, ever be able to recruit an enemy against the United States.

I expect that probably the next generation to follow me is still going to have to fight this war to some extent.

I would much rather have Syria look like Libya than Libya look like Syria.

I think this fight on terror, this war on terror is basically the equivalent of a low grade World War III.

I think it was the post-Libya intervention that failed.

I think on the other side of the aisle, my friends over there sometimes think that any budget cut is going to lead to chaos all around the globe.

Focusing on the local level where there is a real impact on individual lives, that is where we need to be.

The only time we will be defeated is with our will, if that happens.

There is nothing wrong with making money. It is capitalism.

I think this hearing is especially timely today.

So, it is not 'take it or leave it'? You are saying this is an early draft and----

Will you commit here today that you will work with Congress, the states, and stakeholders, to provide these answers to the best of your ability?

We know this is a generational fight we find ourselves in the middle of.

A 10-year freeze on a nuclear program is cool for the next 10 years, but after the 10 years, so year 11 to 90, it doesn't make sense.

Europe has been rushing for the economic benefits of the Iran deal.

You are going to get a deal at any cost.

I think if we decertify this deal, there are all kinds of questions of what happens.

I wish the whole thing would go away. I mean, what bothers me is, everything's become political now.

I do think it's important in all of this to know, however, especially with Green Beret. These are people whose job is basically to go to a foreign land unsupported and work with indigenous forces to teach them to, in essence, secure their…

No. I think, you know, the fact that we heard about four deaths and we didn't hear much after that for about a week or two was concerning.

I wish the President would never have addressed this in Twitter, be bigger than this issue, make the call.

If we continue to allow Iran to gain more of a foothold in Syria, there is going to be no stopping them from achieving their land bridge of control from Tehran to the Mediterranean.

Our inaction there is actually shameful.

I think the nuclear deal is a small part of the bigger piece of the pie.