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On the recordJune 17, 2014
Did we not anticipate this? ... it is likely that, specifically, ISIL may well take territory in Iraq.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

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Hagel reflects on prior warnings about ISIL's potential actions in Iraq.

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