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No single system is going to be able to defend against a threat like that, but a layered system of defensive capabilities would mitigate the risk of swarms of drones or other attacks that may come from Iran.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Is there a possibility -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan've heard the political rhetoric -- that Turkey could move into northeast Syria ? There is that possibility. I don't believe that that would be helpful to our mutual interests, and I think that's why we're so focused on finding an acceptable way to address Turkey's concerns and at the same time maintain campaign continuity against ISIS in northeast Syria.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think it's fair to say that they still have a significant presence in Iraq and Syria. They're certainly nowhere near as strong as they were in 2017 and 2018, so they have been significantly degraded, again still maintain the ability to conduct insurgent, guerrilla-style operations and that's what they see today.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think Joint Chiefs of Staff's premature, I'm not using the' withdraw' word right now, we're going to make sure our, that Afghanistan's not a sanctuary.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There's a higher degree of positive statements coming out of Islamabad about reconciliation than we have seen. There is good momentum in Doha right now with follow-on schedules for inter-Afghan dialogue.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This will be scaleable, right? So with a small number of contributors, we can have a small mission. And we'll expand that as the number of nations that are willing to participate identify themselves.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The expectation is that the actual patrolling and escorts would be done by others.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
We're engaging now with a number of countries to see if we can put together a coalition that would ensure freedom of navigation both in the Straits of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab, and so I think probably over the next couple of weeks we'll identify which nations have the political will to support that initiative and then we'll work directly with the militaries to identify the specific capabilities that'll support that.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I think it really is very, very important that we work with others in the region to solve this problem.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Im satisfied right now with our military-to-military communication to maintain a degree of transparency that mitigates the risk of miscalculation, i think we have a framework within to manage a crisis, should one occur, at the senior military-to-military level.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Its very difficult for us to have normal relationships with a country that has not behaved normally over the last few years, there are major issues that affect our bilateral relationship that have to be addressed, to include where Russia has violated international laws, norms and standards.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
There are major issues that affect our bilateral relationship that have to be addressed, to include where Russia has violated international laws, norms and standards.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We're hopeful that we can find a way through this. But it's a tough issue.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We continue to conduct detailed military planning with the Turkish General Staff to address Turkish security concerns along the Turkey-Syria border. Planning to date has been productive and we have an initial concept that will be refined in the coming days. We are also conducting planning with other members of the Coalition who have indicated an intent to support the transition phase of operations into Syria.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There has been no change to the plan announced in February and we continue to implement the President's direction to draw down U.S. forces to a residual presence.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We watch with great concern when industry partners work in China knowing that there is that indirect benefit, frankly, 'indirect' may be not a full characterization of the way it really is, it is more of a direct benefit to the Chinese military.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I had not recommended that we leave Afghanistan because, again, in my judgment, leaving Afghanistan not only would create instability in South Asia, but in my judgment would give terrorist groups the space within which to plan and conduct operations against the American people, our homeland and our allies, and that really is the problem we are trying to solve.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We used the term stalemate a year ago and, relatively speaking, it has not changed much.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Without going into detail here, we do believe the Taliban know that at some point they do have to reconcile, the key to success is to combine all that pressure to incentivize the Taliban.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
That is one of the more important tasks we face, is to prioritize and allocate resources in accordance with the strategy, and... if you look at what the combatant commanders would identity as their requirements, our inventory falls short of meeting all of what the combatant commanders would want to have, so the art for us is to have enough of our forces forward to demonstrate commitment, assure our allies, to demonstrate the ability to respond -- which enhances deterrence -- and then have the inherent flexibility in the force to get the right amount of forces in the right place, at the right time in the event deterrence fails.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
We used the normal deconfliction channel to deconflict airspace, we did not coordinate targets.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Many people have talked about military options [against North Korea] with words like ‘unimaginable,’ i would shift that slightly to ‘horrific.’ It would be a loss of life unlike any we have experienced in our lifetimes. Anyone who has been alive since World War II has never seen the loss of life that could occur if there is a conflict on the Korean peninsula.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
So, I think for all of us, we should give Secretary Tillerson full support in attempting to resolve this diplomatically and economically, even as we recognize that it may not happen, and there may have to be a follow-up option, which is the military option, we can wring our hands and say it will never happen, or we can roll up our sleeves and make an effort to have a concerted economic and diplomatic plan that does cause KJU, Kim Jong Un, to come to the table and begin to have a conversation, at least stop the path that he’s on right now, which is further development of intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear capability. And to me it makes all the sense in the world to prove the theory of the case and to work this for a few more months.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
I won't share the details, but my sense is that the Russians are as enthusiastic as we are to de-conflict operations and ensure that we can continue to take the campaign to ISIS and ensure the safety of our personnel.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
We had a proposal that we're working on with the Russians right now, i won't share the details, but my sense is that the Russians are as enthusiastic as we are to de-conflict operations and ensure that we can continue to take the campaign to ISIS and ensure the safety of our personnel.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
I said, 'Hey, next time I go to Iraq, if you're interested, come and it'd be good,'.
Found on CNN 7 years ago
The timing really now is focused on the next phase of the campaign, which is towards Mosul, and maintaining the kind of momentum that we had in Ramadi.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Those recommendations are being made and the president will have an opportunity to make some decisions here in the coming weeks, i brought it to the secretary (Defense Secretary Ash Carter). The secretary will engage with the president.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There's many adverse effects it would have, one would be on the morale of the force and frankly what you are suggesting are things that actually aren't legal for them to do anyway.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
You want to take decisive military action to check ISIL’s expansion and at the same time you want to do it such a way that's supportive of a long-term political process.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's my understanding that we currently have all the authorities that we need to prosecute the campaign against ISIL, but I absolutely believe that a clear and unequivocal statement of support for the men and women that are prosecuting the campaign and our allies from their elected officials would be absolutely helpful.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
If it had operational or strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basic framework within which I'd make a recommendation for additional forces to be co-located with Iraqi units.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If it had an operational or strategic impact and we could reinforce success, that would be the basic framework within which I'd make a recommendation for additional forces to be co-located with Iraqi units.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If we had one person to talk to that could speak with authority about the campaign ... that's kind of what we need.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The one thing I'm going to steer clear of is talking about timelines, you can't set the bar and consider time a success.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Maybe some people would have characterized it as a stalemate a while ago. I'm not willing to say that, we're going to look at a wide range of things that we can do to help the Iraqis generate momentum and reinforce the successes that they're starting to have.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
So if you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I ’d have to point to Russia. And if you look at their behavior, it’s nothing short of alarming.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
In Russia we have a nuclear power. We have one that not only has the capability to violate the sovereignty of our allies and to do things that are inconsistent with our national interests, but they’re in the process of doing so.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
My assessment today, Senator, is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security, so if you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I ’d have to point to Russia. - Gen. Joseph Dunford.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
My assessment today, Senator, is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security, so if you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States, I'd have to point to Russia. And if you look at their behavior, it's nothing short of alarming.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In a major conflict, these shortfalls will result in a delayed response and/or the unnecessary loss of American lives.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
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