But if I could just ask one final question.

The idea that we are going to try to create a Syrian opposition where the members have no ties of any kind to any Islamic organization and are willing to solely fight Daesh and not the Assad regime, to me it is almost surprising that we…

So the Russians are actually helping on that front?

You cannot win these militarily. You have to win them militarily. You have to create a military stalemate. But that is only the starting point for a new power-sharing arrangement and building of new institutions that can actually govern…

It is also my understanding, again, based on estimates that I have seen, that should we enter into this agreement, at the end of the 10-year time period that Iran will be between 8 and 12 months away from building a nuclear weapon?

I think even Ronald Reagan said this is in their character for the Soviet Union.

So while there is short-term convergence with the United States in countering ISIS, I think Iran and the United States are going to be at loggerheads over the long-term trajectory for both countries.

For the moment, we are in a crisis situation, and we have to put out the flames.

I also want to point out for the record that everybody on this committee voted for the Iran Nuclear Review Act of 2015. It was unanimous.

I think the policy that we are trying to pursue in Syria is nonsensical.

There are no easy answers to the underlying problems.

I think all of this is important in creating the kind of intimidation of the Iranians that we should want to have in our policy.