nucklehead Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday that President Barack Obama’s nominee to be defense secretary, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, was “superbly qualified” and would be a strong advocate for Americans in uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tearloch7 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Powell knows a fellow soldier when he sees one .. Hagel would be a good choice to help modernize American forces considering new budget restraints are coming down the pike .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Lol. I read 'Church' Hagel and thought wtf? The democrats are now centralist while the republicans have driven off the right wing cliff of insanity. So where's the left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Israel is not on board with the nomination. JERUSALEM—Top-ranking government officials in Jerusalem confirmed Tuesday that Israel would exercise its longstanding, constitutionally granted veto power over American policy if U.S. lawmakers confirmed retired congressman Chuck Hagel as the United States’ next Secretary of Defense. “In light of Mr. Hagel’s worrying remarks on Israeli-Palestinian relations and questionable classification of Israeli interests as ‘the Jewish lobby,’ we consider him a highly inappropriate choice for Defense Secretary who stands far out of line with our national priorities, and therefore we are prepared to swiftly and resolutely use our official veto power over this U.S. action,” said Israeli government spokesperson Mark Regev of the legal maneuver that the small Middle Eastern nation has employed to block U.S. Cabinet nominees, U.S. legislation, U.S. international relations, and U.S. domestic policy over 1,400 times in its 64-year history. “Because congress does not possess the necessary nine-tenths majority to override an Israeli veto, they’ll have no choice but to head back to the drawing board and provide a Defense Secretary whom we find more suitable.” Sources confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sent the White House a list of three individuals the Israeli leader considered appropriate to head the American military from which U.S. President Barack Obama could choose. The Onion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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