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by knsn_for_cmn_sense January 7, 2013 7:29 PM EST
Graham. That doush has been in congress for 20 years. Long enough to be a part of ALL the problems we are having.

And he is controlled by AIPAC.

Sounds like Graham needs to go not Hagel.
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by knsn_for_cmn_sense January 7, 2013 7:12 PM EST
Looks like I missed a lively day here today! Israel was well represented...

I do hope we dont let a foreign country pick our Sec.Def.
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by jeanpierre4 January 7, 2013 3:10 PM EST
The military brass is already reluctant to offer up any military options on Iran even though it's their job to have something on the books and to leave the options of the commander in chief open," said the aide. "Hagel will only reinforce these worrisome tendencies."

"Chances are he'll view any legitimate effort to talk about military options with Iran as some plot by the 'Israel Lobby' to box him in," the source said.
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by quincytodd January 7, 2013 10:56 AM EST
I'm all for Chuck Hagel's nomination. At least he's not just another run-of-the-mill right-wing idiot waiting to carry out orders from the warmongering establishment. The Vietnam War seems to have wised him up.
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by justme-123 January 7, 2013 3:27 AM EST
I'm not sure if this guy is the best available choice for the post, but as someone raised Jewish, I am quite sick of people, especially right-wing Jews, making the indefensible claim that anyone who is critical of Israel's elected government is automatically anti-Semitic.
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by UForgotPoland January 7, 2013 2:04 AM EST
He criticized Israel? Hurry up and get this guy his job!
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by legalbutunjust January 7, 2013 2:02 AM EST
the "sarge" is not a male.

At least, I get the impression that when you're talking to the FRMUSMCSGT, you're dealing with one tough cookie. And it's not a 'dude' you're up against.

I could be wrong, but it's just a hunch, fellas.
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by saturn05 January 7, 2013 2:01 AM EST
So Hagel doesn't think Israel walks on water, good for him. His comments 14 years ago should be taken as coming from an ignorant person. But he apologized and I thinkwe can move on from that. He will be fine and Obama has made a good choice. Things will work out fine.
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by cattiej January 7, 2013 1:24 AM EST
The comments tonight are really insane...Why Obama wants Hagel for Sec of Defense is beyond me...Obama has made some stupid choices, this is one of them....I look for more before his term is up. As a Democrat and I really disgusted with how our world is getting so screwed up..Obama said before he was elected the first time that the first thing he would do would be to bring our troops home from Iraq, Afghanastan and Pakistan....he lied..thousand have died..this illegal war had bankrupt Russia and now, with the stupid politicans in Washington, D.C, our nation is bankrupted...we have lost our moral companss and our politicans are nothing but greedy, corrupt politicans who make the mafia look like choir boys.
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by cattiej January 7, 2013 1:22 AM EST
The comments tonight are really insane...Why Obama wants Hagel for Sec of Defense is beyond me...Obama has made some stupid choices, this is one of them....I look for more before his term is up. As a Democrat and I really disgusted with how our world is getting so screwed up..Obama said before he was elected the first time that the first thing he would do would be to bring our troops home from Iraq, Afghanastan and Pakistan....he lied..thousand have died..this illegal war had bankrupt Russia and now, with the stupid politicans in Washington, D.C, our nation is bankrupted...we have lost our moral companss and our politicans are nothing but greedy, corrupt politicans who make the mafia look like choir boys.
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