James Jeffrey: “Military force is a necessary, but not sufficient, part of the package to deal with the Iranian threats to the region.”

If we do not play the kind of very costly and at times very difficult role that we play in the world, then you get a Syria; you get a law of the jungle in a very important area where you do have, as I said, five armies.

We are the leaders, the beacon on the hill, you know, the shining light.

what kind of message does that send and why would anybody want to be our allies in the future?

If the regime and its sponsors do not accept this path forward, we, aligned with much of the international community, will continue the very broad economic and diplomatic pressure on this regime.