This current government in Iraq has never fulfilled the commitments it made to form a unity government with the Kurds, the Sunnis and the Shia. We have worked hard with them within the confines of our ability to do that but we can't dictate to them. Chuck Hagel More Quotes by Chuck Hagel More Quotes From Chuck Hagel The recent wave of Taliban attacks has made clear that the international community must not waiver in its support for a stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan. Chuck Hagel wave support community I have never believed you go to war in Iraq, you go to war in Afghanistan, and believe that you can deal with those battlefields, those countries, in microcosms, or narrow channels. Chuck Hagel war believe country I would not trade America's position in the world - our ledger, our debts and assets - for any country in the world. There isn't a country in the world even close to America. Chuck Hagel debt country america And I want every one of you, every one of us, 100 senators to look in that camera, and you tell your people back home what you think. Don't hide anymore; none of us. That is the essence of our responsibility. And if we're not willing to do it, we're not worthy to be seated right here. We fail our country. If we don't debate this, if we don't debate this, we are not worthy of our country. We fail our country. Chuck Hagel responsibility home country The twenty first century will require a re-affirmation and re-definition of our alliances and international organisations. Chuck Hagel alliances definitions twenties In a general way, if one cannot attribute to the Jew the whole responsibility of the situation, economic, political, and social, by which Algeria is being strangled, it is no exaggeration to recognize him as morally guilty, for the great part of his rìle here, still more than elsewhere, has consisted in corrupting, degrading, and disintegrating. Chuck Hagel algeria political responsibility You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over. Chuck Hagel airborne baghdad Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract. Chuck Hagel contracts wells social I'm not sure leaders listen enough, especially to their people. And I've always thought in everything I've tried to do in my life, in the jobs I've had, is that if we can turn our transmitters off and our receivers on more often, we're better leaders and we know more of what is going on and therefore we can lead more effectively. Chuck Hagel leader jobs people I'm not saying my idea is the one and only idea. We should have other ideas, but the president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency. I do that. Chuck Hagel president should-have ideas I’m a United States senator. I’m not an Israeli senator. Chuck Hagel senators israeli united-states Desperate men do desperate things when you take hope away. And that's where the Palestinians are today. Chuck Hagel desperate today men You can have all the capabilities; if you don't have the quality people, you don't have much. Chuck Hagel capability quality people We can't ... take that piece of reality in this business and set that aside and say, well, that doesn't count. And the Republicans on my side understand that the majority is in fact up for grabs next year. So there's not a decision made up here that doesn't have that factor coursing through that current. Chuck Hagel decision reality years If America is to succeed in responding to these 21st Century challenges, our political system cannot continue to bog down in the mire of partisan gamesmanship. Chuck Hagel political challenges america History has shown that a country most effectively speaks with one voice. When nationally elected officials work together, build consensus, and provide leadership, the American people will follow. Chuck Hagel voice country people I'm the first secretary of defense that's had to deal with sequestration. I've prepared two budgets that deal with sequestration. And you bring the chiefs together, the leadership of this enterprise together, to work through, how do we then take these cuts? Where do we apply those cuts? Readiness is the first thing that suffers. Chuck Hagel cutting suffering two There has to be a reason and objective (to air strikes). What does it do to move the effort down the road for a political conversation? Chuck Hagel military air moving (The) chain of command has failed over the years, obviously, for a lot of reasons. Chuck Hagel military reason years If we have to continue to live under sequestration, it will have a maximum impact on our ability to fulfill the president's strategic guidance. We can't do it all. It's as simple as that, with the limitations of the budget as severe as they are. These deep, abrupt cuts have forced us to make decisions that are not in the interest of America. Chuck Hagel impact cutting simple
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