Chuck Hagel: “I lived through the 'hollow force' of the late 1970s, and have no desire to do so again.”

When the National Guard opened up on students and killed students, partly because they weren't trained, they panicked.

It just feeds into all that instability, and unrest, and unpredictability, which makes a damn dangerous world.

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.

The President says a lot of things, and I do not know why he says that...