Chuck Hagel actually said...

The United States is heavily engaged in supporting the SOC and SMC as a counterweight to extremist elements in Syria.

Hagel discusses U.S. support for Syrian opposition against extremists.

04/16/2013

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We do not favor containment. That is the President's position, and that was my position.

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