I think most of us believe--the President does, I do, I think most of our partners in the world--believes that is the only way that this is going to get settled, through some diplomatic, political resolution.
Hagel asserts that a diplomatic resolution is essential for settling the crisis.
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The last government in Iraq, over the last 5 years, have actually exacerbated the effort and intentionally destroyed the capability of a unity government.
Well, first recognize that we have a problem and then start addressing the problem, locally, nationally, globally.
Because I had the responsibility and I play my own game here. And that is because by law, I am the one official in government charged with certification with release of detainees. I take that responsibility very seriously.
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. We lost everyone.
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