Chuck Hagel actually said...

Yes. I believe that it will require considerable time to repair equipment returning from operations in Afghanistan because of the nature of the repairs and difficulty of removing the equipment from Afghanistan.

Context

Hagel acknowledges the time needed for equipment repairs post-Afghanistan operations.

01/30/2013

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