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At some point, there is going to be a terrorist diaspora out of Syria like we've never seen before.

A rapidly expanding Syrian refugee policy could create conditions for domestic tragedy.

All the terrorists are basically migrants.

I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant.

There is a real problem in terms of the refugee flow, the ability of ISIS to infiltrate those refugee flows, our inability to track them.

Syria's neighboring countries cannot and should not carry the cost of caring for refugees on their own. The international community must share the burden with them by providing economic aid, investing in development in those countries, and opening their own borders to desperate Syrian families looking for protection.

For many foreign fighters, the jihad in Iraq and Syria is a commuter war.

The refugee crisis is a challenge for the whole of Europe, and Europe - it's a very fair point to say it's not just a security issue. It's also an economic issue.

Half of Syria's refugees are children, and we know what can happen to children who grow to adulthood without hope or opportunity in refugee camps. The camps become fertile recruiting grounds for violent extremists.

We can and must do our part to increase the number of Syrian refugees being resettled in the U.S.