Chuck Hagel said...

ISIL is a threat to America, our allies, our interests around the world.

I can assure you, Senator, that any commitments we made, in contracting or anything else, we will follow the law clearly...

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.