I worry a great deal about the notion that people are focused on the U.S. military as the solution to this problem.

I think it is the largest national security threat that we face as a country.

But that isn't always the right strategy; because sometimes there are things that military might can't do.

I do believe that ISIL's momentum has been blunted.

there is no reason on Earth that they can't be safely housed here in the U.S.

It simply doesn't make policy sense to keep Guantanamo open.

We have the capability in the United States of America to house some of the most dangerous people in the world.

the presence of the prison continues to be an international eyesore, as I mentioned, to our allies much more importantly than to our enemies.

So essentially I have got a choice, and under the current resources it is reform or the oversight.

What sense does it make to have the big-deck carriers?

Sequestration is just a horrible place to do that.