I have no doubt that as the Iraqi security forces get better, and they are getting better and they are holding territory and they are doing these things with minimal help, that we are going to be able to bring down the levels of our forces. And I have no doubt that that's going to happen in a reasonable time frame.

it is a longstanding principle that sitting national security advisers do not testify before the Congress.

Everyone wants Russia to be a prosperous, democratic state that is fully integrated.

We need to fight protectionism with everything that we have because when there's a level playing field and when you have open markets and when free trade is flourishing, American workers, American farmers, Americans are going to benefit.

I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn't have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.

You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.

We have important things to talk to the Russians about, despite their meddling in our elections. I hope they're talking about a way to eventually end this horrific humanitarian crisis in Syria, end that war. The Russians have more leverage than we do. I hope they're talking about the fact that, if Kim Jong-un's long-range missiles can reach Alaska one day, they can also reach Vladivostok.