Allowing sequestration to return would deprive U.S. forces of what they need to accomplish their missions around the world.

The longer-term impact of sequestration would damage our national security, ultimately resulting in a military that is too small and insufficiently equipped.

I very much would like, and we would very much welcome--and we've repeatedly said this--working with those countries on the ground.

I believe that Prime Minister Abadi is committed to this vision for Iraq.

No, the Department has sufficient authorities under the Iraq Train and Equip Fund authority to provide assistance to military and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq.

Assad needs to go, but the structures of governance need to stay or we hope they will stay.

Vladimir Putin's conduct there has had the opposite of whatever effect he thought it might have in terms of attracting Ukraine in the direction of Russia.

We will continue our efforts to degrade and defeat ISIL, which poses a threat to the United States and the international community.

The Department of Defense addresses the totality of threats posed by Iran.

We have serious concerns with Iranian malign activities outside of the nuclear issue.

The current drawdown plan uses a time-phased approach for the withdrawal of United States forces.

I believe he's genuine, he's trying to create there, which is one he calls it, I think, a decentralized Iraq.