Without a nuclear weapon, do you agree with me that Iran is wreaking havoc in the region?

Do we still want to replace Assad?

The likelihood of more money in the hands of this regime to me creates more possibility for destabilization unless they change their behavior.

The only reason I mention this--I just want the American people to understand that young people are not going to live in dictatorships for our convenience any longer.

Because you are giving Syria to the Iranians if you leave Assad in power. Right?

But, that wouldn't be a good idea, to rely on Russia to fight ISIL for us.

This is a sad day for America, and the region will pay hell for this.

Would you support the creation of a regional force with two goals in mind: to destroy ISIL and push Assad out?

Is there anyone left to train in Syria that would have the capability to both destroy ISIL and push Assad out?

the strategy is completely fallen apart. Russia, Iran, and Hezbollah are going to fight for their guy, and we're not going to do a damn thing to help the people who want to change Syria for the better by getting rid of the dictator in…

Is Russia going to fight for Assad?

In terms of Iraq, the President has said the goal is to degrade and destroy ISIL. That is the right goal. Do you agree?

This is a half-assed strategy, at best.

Let us make this relevant to the American people. From our own national security interest, a Sunni-Shia conflict of great depth and breadth is not good for us. Do we all agree with that?

So the more foreign fighters that flow into Syria and Iraq to help ISIL and other organizations makes it more difficult for us to prevent the next attack.

If I'm Assad, this is a good day for me, because the American government has just said, without saying it, that they're not going to fight to replace me.

the average Syrian not only wants to destroy ISIL, but they're intent on destroying Assad because he's killed 250,000 of them.

From an American point of view, if Syria is not resolved in the next 3 to 5 years, do you worry about our allies in Lebanon and Jordan?

Is that a goal of ours?

All I can say is to the soldiers and to the military personnel who participated in the Iraq fight, you did your job. President Bush made mistakes. To his credit, he adjusted. He made a lot of mistakes upfront, but he did adjust because the…

just to sum it up, our foreign policy is in a free-for-all. It is incompetent at its core. No one can feel good about Shia-led groups going into Tikrit with Iranian command and control. If we know anything about Iraq, the hope for Iraq is…

I have never seen more organizations with the capability, manpower, weapons, and will, radical Islamic organizations ready to attack us here at home, than I have any time before 9/11.

It has to be crushed, eliminated.

A hearing without action is just a meeting. I didn't convene a meeting. I want a result and action.

If that's the case, then why would we even consider going down the sequestration road?