Chuck Hagel: “Japan is the linchpin of our presence in Asia.”

When you have a national leader, our national world leader, who has left dignity behind, decency behind, honesty, integrity behind them, that's where you start.

Planning for climate change is not some frivolous waste of time, a waste of money. It is essential to our troops and to their wellbeing, and the national security of this country.

There is going to be some severe reckoning and review, and a top-down, break it all down and asking themselves, who are we? What do we believe in?

The Chinese are watching this as relates to Taiwan, the Iranians, the North Koreans -- all countries are watching this, and watching the U.S. response to it, and the West response to it.