03/08/2016
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"If Iraq falls and Iran dominates the south, and this group, ISIS, owns the Sunni territory all the way from Aleppo to Baghdad, Kurdistan breaks away, that would create economic chaos in the region, wh..."
"By 2016, we're down to an Embassy force. There is no residual force."
"I was offended by an attempt, by administration officials to try to make the case that releasing those five Taliban leaders might seem - be seen in some way as a gesture of good will or reconciliation..."
"And an American citizen could be a very valuable asset to al Qaeda. Is that correct?"