Hagel: Obama Realizes a Combat Force Is Needed; He Simply Doesn’t Want it To Be Us

“What he has said ░░░░░░░░ that there s no ░░░░░░░░ combat role for Americans ░░░░░░░░ a combat role on ░░░░░░░░ ground is going to ░░░░░░░░ required Obviously it is ░░░░░░░░ on in Iraq today ░░░░░░░░ ll be required in ░░░░░░░░ And what he has ░░░░░░░░ is it is the ░░░░░░░░ security forces the Peshmerga ░░░░░░░░ the Kurdish forces that ░░░░░░░░ the ground forces in ░░░░░░░░ And we will continue ░░░░░░░░ support them through air ░░░░░░░░ and other capabilities we ░░░░░░░░ Syria as you know ░░░░░░░░ whole point of train ░░░░░░░░ equip is to help ░░░░░░░░ that ground force capable ░░░░░░░░ by unit ground force ░░░░░░░░ Syria But he s ░░░░░░░░ aware of and agrees ░░░░░░░░ this isn t going ░░░░░░░░ be done without ground ░░░░░░░░ But what he s ░░░░░░░░ clear to the American ░░░░░░░░ and I know there ░░░░░░░░ differences of opinion as ░░░░░░░░ does that he is ░░░░░░░░ going to order American ░░░░░░░░ ground forces into those ░░░░░░░░ But I I thought ░░░░░░░░ was a point that ░░░░░░░░ made and that you ░░░░░░░░ me an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ hopefully — clear that up.”