When the situation changes so that those facts are no longer valid or the assumptions that you made are no longer appropriate, then I think you have to go back and revisit your plan.

Lloyd Austin

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Clearly there are things that we will want to do to increase the capability a bit, to be able to increase the pace of operations, and that will require some additional capability, we have gone through and done some analysis ... to see what types of things we need to provide.

ISIL needs those funds to pay their fighters, to recruit new fighters and to conduct their various maligned activities, you know, we said from the outset of this campaign that to defeat ISIL, we're going to have to take away its ability to resource.

We mourn alongside our partners and the people of Iraq during this difficult period, we are in a tough fight together, and our hope is that Gen. Sadiq's comrades will be able to find strength in his service and honor his sacrifice through their own continued service in the coming days.

I will not, and I hope we never, coordinate or cooperate with Shi... by Lloyd Austin

I will not, and I hope we never, coordinate or cooperate with Shiite militias.

My best military advice as we go forward is that as we introduce the forces that we've trained and equipped, then we should provide them support, we should not only look to provide them fires (air strikes), we should provide them logistics, we should provide them intel (intelligence) support.

My recommendation would be that we protect them no matter who's a... by Lloyd Austin

My recommendation would be that we protect them no matter who's attacking them.

If we did things alone or with some of the other allies on the ground, it could move faster, but the Iraqis have to do this themselves.