Hagel Defends 'Reset' of Posture, Assets by Cameron Joseph, The Hill
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in an interview broadcast Sunday defended the Obama administration's proposed downsizing of the military in its new budget proposal, arguing that the end of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have created a new military reality.
"It's the first budget that's not a budget based on war footing. We've been at war for 13 years constantly, two wars," he said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "Not unlike after every war the United States has been in, you reset your posture. You reset your assets. You reset your whole enterprise based on the new realities and based on preparing that institution for the challenges of the future. "
Hagel also placed part of the blame for the proposed shifts in spending on Congress…