The United States has attempted to make strides to diminish al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's terror capabilities, but the threat from this organization remains.

It is astonishing that even though the United States has eliminated much of their senior leadership and one of its most effective recruiters, the group can still have the capability to conduct attacks against the United States.

According to the director of national intelligence al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the greatest immediate threat from a terrorist group in the United States.

America's credibility is on the line in Syria, that America's credibility is on the line in Syria. Really?

The situation in Syria is that of a national civil war. It is sectarian, and it is ethnic.

There is no good military option for the United States.

I want to thank you for holding this very important hearing, and I commend the committee's commitment to making the health and safety for our veterans a top priority.

Given the recent revelations of deaths and infection disease outbreaks, it is incumbent on this committee and the Congress en masse, to ensure that the VA has proper management and accountability structures in place to stop the emerging…

That Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons I think is clear, compelling, and irrefutable.

The situation in Syria is that of a national civil war, an ethnic and sectarian conflict that America cannot solve and should not try to.

Lashkar-e-Taiba is recognized by the United States Government as a foreign terrorist organization.

In November 2008, the terror group LeT conducted a Fedayeen-style attack in Mumbai. For over 60 hours, terrorists armed with firearms and explosives attacked multiple targets across Mumbai killing more than 170 people.