David Cicilline: “I remain very concerned that the absence of a coherent strategy for success in Syria and Iraq to defeat ISIL...”

Since the Goldman Act was enacted there has been a decline in the number of American children abducted overseas and that is a good news story.

We have to recognize that would include occupying part of Russia, toppling their government, and replacing them with a different government.

The Goldman Act empowered the State Department to seek the return of American children, yet, the department, in my opinion, has not used the full of range of tools as Congress has intended.

The problem is we haven't committed to a mission. I have asked Secretary Blinken to define what he thinks the mission is.