Adam Smith actually said...

"I worry that that approach could potentially jeopardize our relationship with South Korea."

"For my part, containing North Korea is a very worthy objective with the ultimate goal of a denuclearized North Korea, admitting that that will be a difficult goal to achieve."

"the number one military objective, in my view, is figuring out how to reestablish credible deterrence"

"People in the region are beginning to understand that Iran's influence is malign and undermining their interests."