Lindsey Graham

He fails with his campaign horribly. He then endorses somebody else and then he endorses Bush and endorses everybody.

He fails with his campaign horribly. He then endorses somebody else and then he endorses Bush and endorses everybody. He's like bad luck.

The President's goal is to destroy ISIL. I share that goal.

Hope's not a strategy.

Our goal is to destroy ISIL and to replace Assad.

I think this whole concept is, quite frankly, absurd.

I just got back from Turkey. They're not okay with this. They think this is the dumbest idea in the world. I agree with them.

It's a dangerous world out there, and that's why we've got to avoid sequestration.

I want this committee to know if there is a bad situation next year, that the marines cannot get there, that because of budget problems, we're having to take aircraft out of the fight, redeploy them back to the United States, and their…

The last time we looked at a strategy-driven budget, not across the board hitting an artificial number, was 2012.

If we go back in sequestration next year, if there is not some relief from sequestration, how much damage will that do to our ability to deal with the threats we just discussed?

Since 2011, when sequestration first went into effect, we've had the Syrian civil war, the collapse of Libya, the rise of ISIL, holding territory the size of Indiana, Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, annexation of the Crimea, China is…

Would it seriously compromise the ability to defend this Nation?

Only God knows how much of this we missed in past conflicts.

We want--you know, somebody asked this, but, you know, as I wrap up here and let other people ask additional questions, please tell us what we can do.

Could you do this? Could you have that group--and I applaud your efforts--give us the results?

That's the whole point.

Are we teaching people what to watch out for in their buddies?

When it comes to prevention--I'm sure there are all kind of technical things we're trying to do to protect the brain in a IED attack, but when it comes to PTS or--what kind of preventive measures are we employing?

Do you think it's working?

So, if someone has been assaulted, and they get PTSD, they qualify.

I mean, we shot down more planes than anybody else because of our budget, because of sequestration, the CR's.

Security, economic development, and a rule of law that reflects the will of those that led these revolutions are the three pillars upon which long-term success must be built.

The ability of the Kurdistan Regional Government to demonstrate what is possible when government and society create a safe, stable and welcoming environment for domestic enterprise and foreign partners will serve as an instructive and…

We're talking about if you do A, then you can get a better deal tradewise, and A has to be something that will counter extremism.