James Jeffrey: “What kind of message does that send and why would anybody want to be our allies in the future?”

Well, first of all, we did not bring it. The Iraqis wanted it. And in the end, they have a constitutional democratic system.

It was a mistake not to tell them before they learned about it from the media.

A political solution is highly unlikely with a government acting the way the current Assad government acts.

We would do everything short of military force to try to hold off a Turkish incursion or Turkish military action against them.