Brett McGurk: “It appears to me that the security situation in Iraq will not improve until a new Prime Minister is elected.”

We anticipate that three Americans will come home. One is the toddler, Abigail, and two other American women. And, of course, then we have about 10 total Americans unaccounted for. But we're not going to rest here.

The real weapon against ISIS and their ilk comes not just from the barrel of a gun but from the ballot box, the schoolhouse, the courts, and a growing economy.

Honestly, it’s hard to really analyze what we have here because we haven’t seen the text, and until we see the text, it’s hard to know exactly what’s there,

Stabilizing areas after [ISIS] can be even more important than clearing areas from [ISIS].