Chuck Hagel: “It is still not clear enough to make any conclusive adjustments to a policy recommendation.”

American military power alone cannot and will not eradicate the threats posed by ISIL to the United States, our allies, and our friends and partners in the region.

The facts speak for themselves, and especially when you look at the many of the witnesses, who are Trump cabinet members, White House officials in the Trump administration, supporters of Mr. Trump.

There will be consequences. There will be repercussions.

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