Chuck Hagel: “I think we have come up with a set of recommendations that is balanced.”

Iraq's continued political progress toward a more inclusive and representative government and its programs of reform and reconciliation will be critical to achieve the progress required.

No other capability we have is more important.

The President has determined that closing it is a national security imperative.

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