So, we have to realize, politically, that an Iraqi politician has a different calculation than an American political leader, here.
it's in our interest for Iraq to turn out well.
But, somebody's going to have to take Mosul back, right? And we want it to be Iraqis.
a line of defense for America is best achieved by having allies in the region.
If we don't replace sequestration, our capability to deal with the National security threats you've described is greatly...
I am not advocating 100,000 American troops on the ground in Syria, but I am advocating that the longer this problem goe...
One thing we should never allow to happen is for Iran to get a nuclear weapon.
If you think sequestration is bad for the military, you ought to see what it does to our capability to engage the world ...
The end game is, America's going to get attacked if we don't deal with the threat in Iraq and Syria.
The enemy is on the rise, and our capabilities are going down. Is that a correct assessment?
We need arms to be able to stop anti---tank systems and antiaircraft systems to shoot down those airplanes.