I was struck by the fact that none of the senators, basically, asked General [James] Mattis, "Well, General, how is it that we haven't won?" We haven't won anywhere, 'winning' in the sense of conclusively achieving our political objectives, however you might want to define those objectives.

Demonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" than a U.S. Marine.

Our strategy right now is to accelerate the campaign against ISIS. It is a threat to all civilized nations.

We do not draw red lines unless we intend to carry them out. We have made very clear that we are willing to work with China, and we believe China has tried to be helpful.

We have the most skillful, firecest, and certainly the most ethical ground forces in the world... I'm not saying we have to commit right now, but certainly don't pull it off the table.

There is nothing better than getting shot at and missed. It's really great.

Congressman [Mike] Pompeo said he believes the intelligence agencies' claims that Russia hacked the US election.