Guardian: Reports the following on the Hagel fight, " Hagel has also been critical of the use of military force against Iran by the US as well as voicing support for Iran's involvement in peace talks in Afghanistan, and has been unusually forthright for a US politician is discussing what he described as the "Jewish lobby" in the US,.. ".
Lets Get Real:
Thus folks is Hagel the next Senator Tower, in the Bush 41 Administration the US Senate rejected the nomination of Senator Tower, one of their own, thus its not 100% sure that Hagel will get through, the Republicans will put him through the ringer, there will be tough questions on Iran, Iraq, and the US ally of Israel. The Hagel camp will also face problems from the left, he made made critical comments on gays, that is a powerful lobby within the Democratic Party. The crunch will come with the Senate hearings, does Hagel make a mistake, does he get 100% support from Democrats, as Hagel is Republican in name only, there are Democrats who would get Republican support to be the next US Defence Secretary. It you want to watch blood sports in the US politics watch the Senate conformation hearings for Hagel, lets see if the Republicans decide that Hagel hurts Obama so much they want him the Administration, a lose cannon bit like VP Biden. Thus one can bet that Fox and CNN will have live coverage of the nomination fight, get the drinks in folks, lets see how many harsh questions that Hagel faces from his former Republican friends.
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