But do we have a right balance in terms of investing enough in payload capacity and enabling these future missions? What do you think?

I'm confident we'd all agree that a military solution alone will not quell the rise of radical Islamic extremism in the Middle East.

Our confidence to date in Prime Minister Abadi is based on the early signals of his commitment to building an inclusive government.

the U.S. may now have lost Syria.

It is with a great sense of disappointment that I deliver my remarks today. For the past 21 months, this House has failed to take any meaningful action to reduce unemployment or boost job creation in America. We know what the solutions…

My constituents are really adamant that they don't want a big U.S. footprint involved in this with forces on the ground.

I did it with mixed emotions, and I know it is not a perfect plan, but I think we need to start somewhere.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the amendment offered by Chairman McKeon, and I want to be very clear about what is at stake here today. The terrorist group ISIL poses a direct threat to our allies and…

Too many middle class families are still struggling to make ends meet. Income inequality continues to grow, and unemployment remains unacceptably high, particularly in my home of State of Rhode Island. Our constituents deserve solutions…

There is simply no reason that we should think that this has to stop or should stop by the end of 2016.

For the indefinite future, I see no reason that exit strategy or a declaration of the end of America's role should be our guiding principle.

I cannot rule out in my own mind that Al Qaeda is still going to be a threat in Pakistan after 2016.

I thought our Ranking Member Smith said it well when he told senior Defense officials that we want to be supportive, but sell us, give us something to work with.

I certainly agree with my colleague, Steve Biddle, that we should not offer unconditional aid to the Iraqi armed forces as they currently stand.

If we combine all those, I think we can start to get a comprehensive strategy which can push back ISIS along with the political line of action.

I don't think he is according it the priority that it deserves.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 3696, H.R. 2952, and H.R. 3107. I want to thank Ranking Member Thompson, Chairman Meehan, and Ranking Member Clarke for their hard work in bringing these…

We ought to be providing them with advisers, who were so effective in buttressing the professionalism of the Iraqi security forces prior to 2012.

I have urged the Obama administration to engage, to look at the region holistically, and to continue and to outline a comprehensive policy and strategy for the region.

I do think that the Free Syrian Army has an interest in fighting our enemies, chiefly Hezbollah and ISIS.

I would certainly agree with the general consensus that Maliki has to go, and I think most Iraqis increasingly feel the same way.

There are also the Sunni tribes, which have been mentioned very eloquently by Chairman Hunter.

I urge you to back the administration's request for $500 million in aid, even though I am very concerned about how that aid will be spent.

But I think what we need to do is we need to support all of the moderate factions in Iraq.

I don't think we can afford to take a hands-off attitude and say, well, we are not going to help do anything at all in Iraq to check the growth of ISIS as long as Maliki is in power.