Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks on the subject of Iran, during a keynote address at the James E. Smith Conference on World Affairs, at the University of Nebraska,Kearney, in Kearney, Neb., Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007. Hagel, who is still considering a 2008 presidential run, said that Iran should be held accountable for supporting terrorists through "wise statecraft" instead of military force, and America should be careful not to follow the "same destructive path" it did in Iraq.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)