U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint press conference with Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Hagel is on a three-day visit to Malaysia. Hagel said Sunday the Obama administration is still weighing the question of whether to use military force in Syria in response to a purported chemical weapons attack. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)