Chuck Hagel said...

It is a measurement. But I don't think it is the measurement. I mean, I was in a war with a lot of body counts every day...

Over time if ISIL is not stopped, and with the economic power that it has now, then what I would foresee happening, not ...

If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.

There's a perception that it is the military's responsibility to fix the problem. Problems are not fixed by militaries.