Gates out...OhMyGov! predicts Chuck Hagel as next Defense Secretary

re: Gates out...OhMyGov! predicts Chuck Hagel as next Defense Secretary

generic_handle — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:07:32 GMT

I'd much rather have Hagel for SecState, not SecDef. As State, he can avoid wars rather than fight them once they've been started. Colin Powell fought a long battle against the Iraq invasion as SecState -- while he eventually gave in, what happened to him is a pretty good motivator for anyone who is willing to stick to their principles.

re: Gates out...OhMyGov! predicts Chuck Hagel as next Defense Secretary

pingish — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:01:59 GMT

Great, a bunch of no-nothing legislators running the executive branch.

re: Gates out...OhMyGov! predicts Chuck Hagel as next Defense Secretary

CaspianX2 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:20:23 GMT

The more I read about Hagel, the more I think he'd be a good choice for this position. I'm sure he and Obama don't agree on everything, but he's been one of the bravest opponents of Bush's Iraq War in either party, and to that end has made some very moving statements:

"To question your government is not unpatriotic — to not question your government is unpatriotic."

"I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president."

I'll admit, I don't know much about this man's history in the Senate, but if his record on the Iraq war is any indication, he seems an ideal choice for Defense Secretary.