Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers remarks during the Defense One Summit in Washington, D.C., Nov. 14, 2013. DOD photo by Erin Kirk-Cuomo
Hagel: Pentagon Should Have Lower Profile In US Foreign Policy -- Defense News
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that the American people have grown skeptical about using military force and the Pentagon should play a more limited role in future US foreign policy.
Hagel pointed specifically to public reaction this summer to President Obama’s threat to launch missile strikes on Syria, when polls showed Americans overwhelmingly opposed an attack and Congress balked at granting authorization.
“There was a pretty clear message on where the people and Congress are on using military force,” Hagel said at a national security conference in Washington.
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