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Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, prior to the start of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria where they testified. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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From left, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, Secretary of State John Kerry, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to advance President Obama's request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria, a response to last month's alleged sarin gas attack in the Syrian civil war, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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From left: Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, and Secretary of State John Kerry wait on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing on President Obama's request for congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria. (Associated Press)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel answers questions from reporters during his visit at the Malacanang Palace in Manila on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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** FILE ** In this July 31, 2013, file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. Hagel is suggesting Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, that the Pentagon is moving naval forces closer to Syria in case President Barack Obama decides to order military strikes. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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** FILE ** This Aug. 26, 2013, file photo shows Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaking in Jakarta, Indonesia. U.S. forces are now ready to act on any order by President Barack Obama to strike Syria, Hagel said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File)

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (left) listens Gen. Chang Wanquan, China's defense minister, speaks during their joint news conference at the Pentagon on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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** FILE **Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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**FILE** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, flanked by Air Force personnel, walks down the rear ramp of a C-17 at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on July 17, 2013, the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. (Associate Press)

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**FILE** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with Air Force personnel at Joint Base Charleston near Charleston, S.C., on July 17, 2013, the last day of a three-day trip to visit bases in the Carolinas and Florida. (Associated Press)