Chuck Hagel actually said...

the only thing that is going to fix this problem is a change in the sequestration

Hagel emphasizes the need to change sequestration to resolve budget issues.

06/10/2013

More Chuck Hagel Quotes

Bilateral, never unilateral. Nothing was ever suggested on a unilateral basis to take down our arsenal. Negotiated, verifiable.

In the surge case in Iraq, we lost almost 1,200 dead Americans during that surge and thousands of wounded.

The reason that they didn't is because they were involved in negotiations with the Russians in the U.N.

I think the President is right to consider those.