Chuck Hagel: “this would not be a pinprick. Those were his words. This would be a significant strike that would, in fact, degrade his…”

When the National Guard opened up on students and killed students, partly because they weren't trained, they panicked.

I think that is really the essence of the ultimate objective we'd like to see in Syria.

The President has said, many times, still strongly believes, that Assad has lost the legitimacy to govern his own people.

Iraq's continued political progress toward a more inclusive and representative government and its programs of reform and reconciliation will be critical to achieve the progress required.