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We are still hopeful that diplomacy can find a way, but if it can not find a way, we are prepared to use other options.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think the Iranians believe they have some eastward option with Russia and China in which they can circumvent the pressure of sanctions, and that is just wrong. And so I think we are approaching the talks at the end of November as a pretty united front with the P5 +1.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
There is no question, we are not going to allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, period, and when it came to military force for behavior change, that is a pretty fuzzy objective for a military force. When it comes to military force to prevent a country from obtaining a nuclear weapon, that is a very achievable objective.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
These subjects, Defense Lloyd Austin do not always talk about in the open and not every response is going to be on CNN or something blowing up, so,' we did not do anything' is not accurate.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
This war had every indication that this was going to go on for many weeks, if not months, and it was a patient, quiet diplomacy led by the President that got it into place to end after 11 days.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
We think there are some opportunities here, but we have to be very realistic, we do not want to set unachievable objectives and waste time pursuing those.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
The philosophy here, and it's the government of Iraq's philosophy, is decentralization.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The conditions are now being set for the liberation of Mosul.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Right now we want to end the war in Yemen in order to really focus efforts on the counter-ISIL campaign.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're beginning to totally isolate their presence in Raqqa and Mosul and I believe we are setting the conditions in place to get them out of both of these cities.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
So long as Assad is leading the government in Damascus there is no way this war will ever end.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have not seen a significant change in Iranian behavior ... They are primarily working to prop up the Assad regime.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Manbij operation, it's ongoing on right now, it's hard fighting, once that is done, that sets the conditions for Raqqa.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We will be beginning over the coming weeks and months a pressure campaign on Raqqa in all its aspects.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our progress will not always be linear, and we should expect setbacks and surprises.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
(If) this is a situation which we knew Bob Levinson was in a prison cell in Iran, I think you know we'd have a different outcome here, that's something that we can't confirm. In fact, it appears that he's not being held in Iran. But we have this formal, now process, with Iran to continue discussing that case in a very aggressive and vigorous way, and that's something that we will continue to do.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
We're not going to be satisfied until we have destroyed this organization.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Long-term we are going to degrade and defeat this organization, but we have been clear from day one it's going to take a long time.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We are helping to enable and train (them) as they begin to go on the offensive over the coming weeks and months in Anbar.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We have a lot of tools to protect ourselves and our national security interests, some of which are military tools, of course we apply those tools when the president determines and our chain of command makes the recommendation that that is the right thing to do.
Found on CNN 9 years ago
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