Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Input: Statement:  The reality is that the only way this is going to be solved is if you can prevent it from being a political football, like Al's criticism of me for voting to continue discussion on a variety of options at the same time; the administration was considering the same discussion. Choices:  1. Al thinks we cannot solve this situation. 2. Preventing it from being a political football is the only way to get this sorted out. 3. The only way to solve this is for it to become a political football.

2