Chuck Hagel: “Improvements in security conditions, enabled by continued development of the Afghan National Security Forces, will…”

One would have to suspect the motive behind the effort to put together this panel.

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.

I think that is really the essence of the ultimate objective we'd like to see in Syria.

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