Chuck Hagel: “We will assure that every military man and woman and their families are given exactly the same opportunities and rights…”

This is so unpredictable. And we've never seen anything quite like this in our lifetime, so there is no playbook here.

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

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.

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.