"This is now a war, into the 10th month, without a clear legal basis."
"It's Congress that's the spectators."
"If we want to get it behind us and defeat ISIL and get peace in Syria, I think that's going to be necessary, yeah."
"When I think of the benefit that we could have had in the United States not to be faced with this refugee crisis, the benefit to Europe if we had given Syrians a place where they could live in their o..."
"A political solution in which Assad stays in power, is that acceptable to you?"
"Do we have the political and policy backdrop with which to do so?"
"The option of Coalition boots on the ground should be retained as we seek to build our understanding of opposition groups."
"This appearance of success only enhances ISIL's ability to radicalize, recruit, and grow."
"Moderate Syrian Opposition forces require significant external support if they are to generate the required combat power."
"We do not want to have a debate and vote because we do not want to put our names on it."
"If you're not winning in this kind of warfare, you are losing. Stalemate is not success."