Hagel's departure does not portend broader shake-up
If anything, it may represent the final triumph of a White House-centric approach to national security
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Washington
RIGHT after US President Barack Obama announced the resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the White House, he walked over to a meeting of his entire National Security Council staff, where he told the embattled group that they were critical to an ambitious foreign policy agenda.
The timing was a coincidence, but it seemed an unmistakable sign that Mr Hagel's departure does not portend a broader internal shake-up. If anything, it may represent the final triumph of a White House-centric approach to national security.
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