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Bluenorthwest

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3. Hagel voted for the Iraq War authorization. Articles like this one imply he opposed it, but he voted

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 07:08 PM

Jan 2013

yes. He said 'blah blah blah' first, admittedly but he still fell for the ruse and voted to let the bombs drop. Many of his Democratic fellow Senators voted No on the war, but Hagel voted along with his fellow Republicans. Just as he voted to go to Afghanistan, he voted to go to Iraq.

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Hagel Opposed the Surge [View all] bigtree Jan 2013 OP

I read somewhere that he did not want the troop buildup in Afghanistan-- TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #1

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Hagel voted for the Iraq War authorization. Articles like this one imply he opposed it, but he voted Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #3

I think he speaks to some of that here bigtree Jan 2013 #4

. bigtree Jan 2013 #5

Quite often, in DC, H2O Man Jan 2013 #6

ah, yes, his ME positions are a plus, given the deck is already & forever stacked in Israel's favor bigtree Jan 2013 #7