Chuck Hagel actually said...

This is a defining budget that will begin adapting and reshaping our defense enterprise for years to come.

Did we not anticipate this? ... it is likely that, specifically, ISIL may well take territory in Iraq.

Recent crises in Iraq and Ukraine are reminders of how dangerous, volatile, and unpredictable the world can be.

I happen to believe, and I think the President has said it, that a political solution is the only viable solution.