Hagel was a cipher and everybody knew it. Obama can now say he gave a Republican a shot and now he bring in a ‘Cleaner’ to continue the DOD demolition.
Chuckie was a friggin chump for taking the job.
Re: “Reagan was committed not merely to containing the USSR, but to prevailing over the evil empire...and he did this without war.”
As much as I respect Reagan, I think historical accuracy demands that we point out that Reagan’s “adversary” was Mikhail Gorbachev.
I don’t think events would have progressed so favorably if Leonid Brezhnev or Vladimir Putin had been General Secretary between 1981-1989.
Obama wants American failure, especially in the military (Sen. Hagel) and in foreign policy (Sen. Hillary and Sen. Kerry). Why else appoint such hopelessly incompetent people? Politics? Did they bring much on that front?
Active Duty ping.