To stay ahead of that, while it wasn't necessary to get a lot of intelligence prior to that time under the Gbagbo regime, in my opinion, now it is because you're dealing with people who have terrorism in their background.

Do you believe that current economic and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability have been successful?

Secretary Hagel, has the Russia reset failed us on this significant issue?

Do you think that U.S. assistance, including blankets and food rations, that is not identified to the opposition as coming from the United States, is effective at countering the narrative that America is not doing anything to help the…

Secretary Hagel, many commanders have said that if we could discriminate between moderate and extremist opposition forces within Syria, we should support them with lethal assistance.

Secretary Hagel, what is our assessment of the number of Scud missiles that the Assad regime has remaining?

The United States will continue to press Iraq to deny overflights for Iranian aircraft going to Syria.

If we don't supply the moderate opposition with arms, and the extremist elements of the opposition such as the al-Nusrah front continue to be well-supplied, won't the extremist elements control much of Syria if Assad is deposed?

I remain concerned about Iranian overflights and continue to press senior Iraqi officials to stop these shipments at every possible opportunity.

You could shoot a gun down the hallway of any Federal courthouse at 3:00 on any weekday afternoon and not hit anybody.

In Iraq, the Obama administration's decision to abruptly withdraw U.S. troops in 2011 has resulted in the resurgence of al Qaeda, increasing sectarian violence, and a growing Iranian influence.

General Dunford, is it your sense that the Afghan Government would object to 20,000 or more U.S. and international troops remaining in Afghanistan after 2014 for training and assisting and counterterrorism?