28 Quotes by Rick Lynch

The policy doesn't need to change. The policy that's in effect is the one that will stay in effect.

The rats know we are closing in on them,

We will continue to work away so we have covered every inch ... of Tal Afar, until we've killed all the terrorists and foreign fighters there,

We're studying very hard where this technology is coming from and what we can do to combat that technology,

Those pictures were pictures of criminal acts that took place many years ago, rogue soldiers doing activity that wasn't supported by their chain of command.

This was part of our normal procedures and not as a result of demands from terrorists or criminals. We do not negotiate with terrorists or criminals.

What our soldiers saw as a result of being on the scene was a car coming forward at a high rate of speed, ... That particular car looked like cars that we have seen in the past be used as suicide bombs...and there were two local nationals inside the car.

What our soldiers on the scene saw was a car coming forward at a highway speed ... (It) looked like cars that we have seen in the past used in suicide bombs, (and) with two nationals inside,

What was he doing that caused us to believe he was involved in suspicious activities? And then we will continue to work through our process to determine whether he should remain in detention, be released or transferred into the court system.