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April 4, 2013

Hagel on Pentagon Cuts: "Everything is On the Table" 
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is vowing a thorough review of Pentagon
spending, with more cuts on top of those mandated by sequestration. In
his first major address since taking over at the Pentagon, Hagel said
"everything is on the table."

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel: "In order for this effort to succeed, we
need to be steely eyed and clear-headed in our analysis, and explore the
full range of options for implementing our national security strategy.
We need to challenge all past assumptions, and we need to put everything
on the table."

Hagel's two immediate predecessors, Leon Panetta and Robert Gates, had
also promised major cuts, but failed to achieve much success.

 

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