We heard from the expert panel that preceded you how important it is that Iraqi politics be the primary effort.
How do we know that now that ISIS is about defeated there won't be an ISIS 2.0, just as ISIS in many ways is Al Qaeda in...
It is hard, I think, to see how if Iran is fundamentally opposed to our interests in building an Iraqi state, we are goi...
We must hear from this administration how this time will be different.
I cannot tell you how painful it is as an Iraq war veteran to see us fighting and refighting the same battles.
Without sufficient local security arrangements, we cannot expect for Iraq to be stabilized, for civilians to return to n...
I echo Chairwoman Hartzler's frustration at securing appropriate administration witnesses to answer the full gamut of qu...
It is critical that we do all we can here in Congress to ensure a stable Iraq after ISIL is defeated.
That is what I am most worried about, is that by giving a blank check, we could enable exactly the kinds of dysfunction ...
I can't tell you how painful it is as an Iraq war veteran now sitting on this committee to see us fighting and refightin...
I hope you will feel that responsibility, as well.