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October 19, 2008

Does Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense command your confidence?

Topics: Political News and commentaries
It's a frightening thought:

According to the Times of London, Barack Obama has "tipped" Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to be his Secretary of Defense. Supposedly, Hegel would be part of a group of "high-profile appointments who would command the confidence of the country at such a troubled time." Other names being tossed around are John Kerry (Secretary of State) and Larry Summers (Secretary of Treasury).

Hagel, of course, is a Republcan and thus his selection could be peddled as a case of "reaching across" the aisle. He would also be a good fit for Obama in several respects. First, as Ed Lasky reminds us, Hagel opposed the troop surge in Iraq. Like Obama, Hagel was content to see the U.S. take a humiliating defeat in a war with, among other enemies, al Qaeda. Like Obama, he was unwilling even to try a strategy that, as things stand now, has averted that defeat. In an Obama administration, Hagel could serve as the point man for the implementation of a strategy that would risk squandering the gains we have made thanks to the strategy Obama and Hagel rejected. Given Hagel's record, however, it's doubtful that having him on board would co-opt critics and create unity.

Second, as Lasky also shows, Hagel is a good fit with Obama because of his consistent unwillingness to support action against the enemies of the U.S. and Israel in the Middle East.

Of course, Obama has to first win the election, and we the people of the United States have to be dumb enough to put him there and dumb enough to do it knowing that he intends to make RINO, anti-Israel/anti-semitic/anti-defense, weak on terrorism, and pro-America's enemies, Chuck Hagel - "Secretary of Non-Defense."

Related video: Obama on Defense "before" he "changed his positions" (began lying about his real agenda) for the general election:

Posted by Richard at October 19, 2008 9:43 PM

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