The Struggle Against the Islamic State
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Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after the Republican party policy luncheon in the Capitol, in Washington, Sept. 16, 2014.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel testifies during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. policy toward Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by the Islamic State on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Sept. 16, 2014.
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An anti-war protester is escorted out of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing by a police officer, in Washington, Sept. 16, 2014
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Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee gather to hear from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Washington, Sept. 16, 2014.