- Why Hagel Was Picked - Hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation-long process of defense cutbacks. If a Democratic president is going to slash defense, he wants a Republican at the Pentagon to give him political cover, and probably wants a decorated war hero to boot. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/opinion/brooks-why-hagel-was-picked.html?hp&_r=0 4 comments politics
- Chuck Hagel has been nominated to supervise the beginning of this generation-long process of defense cutbacks. If a Democratic president is going to slash defense, he probably wants a Republican at the Pentagon to give him political cover, and he probably wants a decorated war hero to boot. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/opinion/brooks-why-hagel-was-picked.html 59 comments politics
Linking pages
- We could balance the budget via revenue alone | The Economist http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/01/debt-ceiling 6 comments
- The Hagel Battle: 'Why is Obama Doing This?' - Antiwar.com Original http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2013/01/08/the-hagel-battle-why-is-obama-doing-this/ 4 comments