Chuck Hagel Middle Quotations

We should start figuring out how we get out of there. But with this understanding, we cannot leave a vacuum that further destabilizes the Middle East,

It would bog us down, it would further destabilize the Middle East, it would give Iran more influence, it would hurt Israel, it would put our allies over there in Saudi Arabia and Jordan in a terrible position. It won't be four years. We need to be out.

The second question here is: Who is doing all of the fighting? This is also a societal issue. Should we continue to burden the middle class, who represents most all of our soldiers, and the lower-middle class?

They will continue to play a critical role here in the Middle East, and we'll find out what we need to find out.