Chuck Hagel Quotes

It is time for all civilized nations to stop the horrors that are taking place in Syria and demand a political solution.

There is no military solution to the challenges of Syria.

The Russians need to understand that you cannot have peace [in Syria] unless you resolve the question of Sunni buy-in.

With respect to Syria, we are going to continue to work as we have over the last five, six years to push towards a political transition and settlement.

Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily.

Some people say that with Oslo, hundreds of people were killed. But without Oslo there would have been thousands of people killed.

You don't make peace with your friends. That's the bottom line. You end conflicts by trying to find some political resolution.

Our fundamental goal in getting involved in Bosnia in the summer of 1995 was to end the war. Richard Holbrooke's fundamental goal was to negotiate a peace: a peace that was sustaining and self-sustaining over the long term.

Peace with Syria would provide more security than a few settlements on the Golan.

We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough job... It can perhaps be done if you stand united and work with me in putting sustained pressure on the protagonists or the parties to come together and seek a political settlement.

Palestinians need to stop the incitement. They need to stop that kind of activity. But at the same time, there is a need to see the broader conflict here and understand that there has to be some kind of ultimately negotiated political track that's going to resolve the difference between Palestinians and Israelis.

If, as we decided in Munich, there will be a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian assistance can flow into Syria - then this will open the door for the beginning of the political transition process.

The people of Aleppo have suffered like no one else for so long. There has to be a political solution.

We have the right to ensure our security, especially when it is possible to reach agreement on a political solution.

The important thing is Burma needs to end the civil war and for this to happen both sides must want to end the war.

It... is the best opportunity we've had in the last 25 years to bring about a settlement in Northern Ireland, and I think we should leave no stone unturned to achieve that.

To avoid a military conflict, Saddam Hussein has no other choice than to leave the country.

I wish - I wish the peace and good for the Syrian citizen and the Syrian regime.

As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week.

For me to propose a division of Jerusalem was really terrible. I did it because I reached a conclusion that without which there will not be peace.

The time is right for a political solution and the way is negotiations.

Regarding Syria, we already call for dialogue between Syria and all parties concerned, in order to avoid any kind of escalation in the region which may expose the whole area to chaos.

I want to arrive at the possibility of peace with the Syrians, and when I believe that the conditions are right, I will not miss the opportunity.

The military alone cannot end the conflict in Afghanistan. On that much nearly everyone can agree, offering a rare island of consensus among sides otherwise divided on the question of how and when America's longest-ever war should wind down.

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.