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blm

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53. He opposed it for a number of reasons, and, fortunately, the right reasons....
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:06 PM
Dec 2012

Hagel actually became very close with Kerry and Biden, especially after they were stranded in Afghanistan after their helicopter went down and the three of them were very close to checking out.

I think Obama has developed a complete trust in those three men, and sees them as a way of transforming the role the US plays in the world.

Good. Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #1
Good Gay Basher! Coyotl Dec 2012 #66
Good. The RNC, AIPAC et al can go pound sand. nt geek tragedy Dec 2012 #2
And LGBT right groups? question everything Dec 2012 #57
Evidently. Fearless Dec 2012 #62
I predict he'll publicly eat those words and apologize. geek tragedy Dec 2012 #63
Called it: geek tragedy Dec 2012 #65
There was not a Democrat in all the land that could do the job? n/t patricia92243 Dec 2012 #3
hes actually decent... SCliberal091294 Dec 2012 #4
Not to mention... iandhr Dec 2012 #6
He voted for the Iraq War MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #8
He opposed it for a number of reasons, and, fortunately, the right reasons.... blm Dec 2012 #53
Alot of people were fooled into voting for that btw and no that is not an endorsment for Hagel cstanleytech Dec 2012 #60
Decent? Not with his record. forestpath Dec 2012 #14
Hey you...is there ANYTHING you like about Obama? Just wonderin'. nt babylonsister Dec 2012 #31
the link is for Hagel not Obama dlwickham Dec 2012 #36
I 'get' that, but every thread babylonsister Dec 2012 #38
How touching that you care so much about what I post. forestpath Dec 2012 #41
looks like you did need it dlwickham Dec 2012 #42
Thanks...apparently this poster is so obsessed with my posts she just snapped. forestpath Dec 2012 #43
In your dreams... Ta ta, and I'm sure we'll meet again, or not. nt babylonsister Dec 2012 #51
Hey you....is there ANYTHING you don't like about Obama? Just wonderin'.nt forestpath Dec 2012 #40
He was an enlisted man in Vietnam... iandhr Dec 2012 #5
By today's standards he is a Dem. yourout Dec 2012 #7
Precisely. And that's why he left the Senate. hedda_foil Dec 2012 #11
He's still a RW hack, as proven by his voting record. Dem presidents must feel is it manly to indepat Dec 2012 #25
Two white males in a week? oberliner Dec 2012 #9
Name one non white male then. alp227 Dec 2012 #17
Susan Rice oberliner Dec 2012 #18
What military background does Rice have? alp227 Dec 2012 #24
Same as William Cohen before he became Secretary of Defense oberliner Dec 2012 #27
Given how Rice volunteered to withdraw from SOS nomination, alp227 Dec 2012 #50
Democrats had concerns about her also. And, the other choice was more qualified. wisteria Dec 2012 #44
Every Sec of Defense in history has been a white male oberliner Dec 2012 #47
I like Hagel, but I don't trust him Joey Liberal Dec 2012 #10
Good--he's ignoring the smear attempts by the TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #12
PUKE. Oh well, what's another Republican in Obama's Republican administration. forestpath Dec 2012 #13
Oh, no... not the poster child for electronic voting fraud, please... MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #15
I forgot about that dlwickham Dec 2012 #37
I'll have to get my reference out for this, but I think it became ES&S... MrMickeysMom Dec 2012 #55
you're right dlwickham Dec 2012 #56
WaPo editorial page and neocons don't like him. So good pick. Faygo Kid Dec 2012 #16
Those are very encouraging non-endorsements. amandabeech Dec 2012 #19
Since when is an unapologetic war monger a great pick Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #32
This doesn't sound like an unapologetic warmonger to me... babylonsister Dec 2012 #34
He voted us into both wars. Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #58
What, no Democrats available? TheProgressive Dec 2012 #20
SecDef Lamonte Dec 2012 #21
Are there any left? iandhr Dec 2012 #22
Susan Rice? oberliner Dec 2012 #23
Susan Rice is a Democrat iandhr Dec 2012 #35
And a lady oberliner Dec 2012 #48
The poster said something about a female Republican moderate. iandhr Dec 2012 #54
They don't exist Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #30
Um, now where would you put this lady? wisteria Dec 2012 #45
Why not a DEMOCRAT who "Got-It-Right" on Itaq and voted NO? bvar22 Dec 2012 #26
nice noting the vote DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #61
Yes. Many of them are gone now. bvar22 Dec 2012 #64
You think this guy will sit still for ginormous cuts to the defense budget? tularetom Dec 2012 #28
Great, another goddamned conservative hack Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #29
Good! Some sanity, even if he is a rethug. Bet he voted for Obama though. babylonsister Dec 2012 #33
Yay! A republican. Why do we bother with the charade of elections? MrSlayer Dec 2012 #39
Great choice alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #46
There wasn't a Democrat that could do it? Couldn't he have found a doc03 Dec 2012 #49
good! a wise and prudent choice! Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #52
as the Washington Post OP-ed points out he is way to the left of the Obama Admin on foreign policy Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #59
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