I, too, favor, like you, closing Gitmo, if that is at all possible.

The United States will not let Russia determine our strategy nor cooperate in efforts that run counter United States interests.

I don't like to talk about military operations publicly.

It's a sovereign decision by Iraq, but, I'll tell you, we're not uninterested in it.

I was disappointed that it failed.

Failure to address the impact of both the Syrian government and the Islamic State in the Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) brutal attacks on the Syrian population will only lead to further fighting in Syria and to an increase in Syrian refugees.

In the end, that is going to be the key to keeping what we all want, which is an independent Ukraine that can find its own way, and isn't pushed around by the Russians.

Well, every day that the White House dithers about this, more equipment is pouring in for what I presume is going to be a renewed offensive at some point.

I am concerned that this has tremendous detrimental effects, encouraging Putin's aggression, and discouraging countries from being friends of the United States.

I have been arguing for a peace-through-strength approach that really puts reliance on agility, strategic maneuver, and particularly the restoration of the global response force capability.

I think that is the most important thing.

Removal of these restrictions will allow us to move forward on this essential component of the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.

But it is a complicated decision that involves other kinds of assistance that we are giving.

I believe the President's proposed AUMF does both. And I urge this Congress to pass it.

Military means, however, will not be sufficient to counter ISIS.

I believe the President's AUMF does both, and I urge Congress to pass it.

To me, this is a sensible and principled provision of the AUMF, even though I cannot assure that the counter-ISIL campaign will be completed in 3 years.

I urge you to pass the President's AUMF because it provides the necessary authority and flexibility to wage our current campaign.

Iraq will be stable and secure only when it has a stable and inclusive government that addresses the needs of Iraq's diverse society.

Passing the proposed AUMF will demonstrate to our personnel that their government stands behind them.

They need to withdraw their support of him, because of what he has done to his country.

We operate in Iraq in support of the Iraqi Government. The Iraqi Government, in this case, did not ask for our support.

They probably get an outsized picture of our lack of will.

Yes. The President's Budget request has provided sufficient resources to continue the development and enhancement of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program.

Sufficient funding of readiness and modernization of the Reserve Component (RC) is vital to maintaining operational experience and capacity to meet National security requirements.