Charlie Rose to Chuck Hagel: Isn’t it ‘Premature’ to Ask for Shinseki’s Resignation?

Defense Secretary Hagel ‘Supports’ Shinseki Amid Health Care Crisis (TIME)

But the Secretary of Defense says anyone responsible for poorly caring for sick, wounded veterans must be held accountable

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel lent his support to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki amid an ongoing veterans’ health care scandal, but said in an interview Friday that someone needs to be held accountable for the poor treatment of military veterans.

“Anytime there is an issue or a problem or a veteran doesn’t get service, or certainly if a veteran dies because he or she doesn’t get service, or anytime there’s an issue, there’s no higher responsibility our country has than to these people who serve and sacrifice,” Hagel said during an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning.