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It has been perceived to be an army problem, because of the way the divisions of the iraqi army faded away. but they faded away because of a reason. and that's because of a lack of support by the government, and some sectarian divides within the country. it's a very challenging culture, and we can't just look at the army as being the issue here. it is how the army was supported. >> i understand. >> by the government and by the people. >> you said at the top of the interview, i jotted it down, you left part of yourself there some time ago. quickly, did you at any point predict this would happen...

As arwa said before, maybe saudi arabia, kuwait, uae. these are sunni republics. or does he not do anything and upset the entire shia world. what are the kurds reacting. and what are the ways they're reacting to this whole situation. so, again, no easy, no quick solutions. for those of you -- for those of your listeners who would suggest, well, let's just go in and use f-16s or unmanned aerial drones, that might help in a couple specific and unique instances. but that certainly isn't a war-winner. we had many more air force and uavs when we had a hundred plus thousand troops and it was still d...

Diagnosis and we need to make sure they're getting the treatment and the army is going back and reviewing all cases to make sure we are accurately diagnosing our troops. we have a long ways to go. this is not just a mat gan problem. it is not just an army problem and a system-wide problem and that's why it is so important that the pentagon from the top down look at all of the military and make sure that we are getting this done correctly. >> for our veterans watching right now, what are you going to ask of mr. panetta today? >> i want to make sure secretary panetta understands how serious this...