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On Iran, Hagel Muddles the Message
NY Times ^ | 2/1/13 | DAVID E. SANGER

Posted on 02/01/2013 1:54:07 PM PST by jimbo123

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“It’s somewhere between baffling and incomprehensible,” a member of Mr. Obama’s own team of advisers on Iran said on Thursday night when asked about Mr. Hagel’s stumbling performance on the question during the all-day hearing. The worry was evident in the voice of the official, who would not speak on the record while criticizing the performance of the president’s nominee. For those who question whether the no-containment cornerstone of the Obama approach to Tehran is for real, or just diplomatic rhetoric, Mr. Hagel clearly muddled the message, he said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; antisemite; hagel; iran; irannukes

1 posted on 02/01/2013 1:54:13 PM PST by jimbo123
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To: jimbo123
Chuck Hagel nominated for Secretary of Defense? What? Was Jane Fonda too busy?
2 posted on 02/01/2013 1:57:59 PM PST by July4 (Remember the price paid for your freedom.)
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To: jimbo123; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows

Government, the only employer where you can completely botch the interview and job performance reviews, fabricate your accomplishments, and still maintain a job.


3 posted on 02/01/2013 2:02:36 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: July4

Throw the bum out.


4 posted on 02/01/2013 2:08:09 PM PST by 353FMG ( I refuse to specify whether I am serious or sarcastic -- I respect FReepers too much.)
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To: SJackson

Ping!


5 posted on 02/01/2013 2:22:12 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

This guy fits right in with the anti american FREAKS and FRAUDS who THE FOREIGNER appoints. If this poor excuse for a republican gets affirmed we will probably send over a crew to help Iran finish building their bomb.


6 posted on 02/01/2013 2:31:20 PM PST by spawn44 (MOO)
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To: July4

Chuck Hagel nominated for Secretary of Defense? What? Was Jane Fonda too busy?

Ha Ha, now that is funny, how Chuck could ever fly under the Rep. banner has always been beyond me, but for Obama to nominate him tells more about Obama than Hagel, Hagel has always been a bit of a stumbler bumbler and never a clear thinker, now, Jane Fonda for sec.def.at least you would know what side she was on


7 posted on 02/01/2013 2:34:30 PM PST by munin
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To: jimbo123
Let's be honest. Obama has conceded to Iran its nuclear bomb. "Containment" is clearly and indisputably Obama's strategy with respect to Iran. Hagel knows the truth and in a careless ADD moment, he spoke the truth. The gasps and horrors of the media whorehouse echo off the walls, but that is the fact of the matter.

Some time back Michael "Fisheye" Kinsley said "in Washington, a 'gaffe' is when you unintentionally tell the truth." Hagel committed a gaffe yesterday.

8 posted on 02/01/2013 3:57:57 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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