no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. and yet they failed to fight. they withdrew from the site, and that says to me, and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis. >> reporter: now he is talking, really centering his comments, on the fall of ramadi and rapforces up and left even know not outnumbered by isis fighters. a lot of concern about all of this. a lot of controversy. i think the most telling thing, nobody is countering what the secretary said. brianna? >> very telling. tell us a little about what we're hearing from iraqi officials, and also from the obama administration? sounds like they're not disagreeing with the president's defense secretary.