Hagel to Withdraw?

DANIEL HALPER
weeklystandard.com
February 8, 2013

Thomas E. Ricks, who is well-sourced in Democratic national security policy circles, says there’s a “50-50″ chance Chuck Hagel withdraws from consideration for the secretary of defense job.

Ricks says that Hagel “didn’t do well” in his Senate hearing last week, and didn’t seem “interested in the job.”

“He has the votes, but not much else,” writes Ricks. “His big problem is that no one much wants him running the Pentagon. Congressional Republicans consider him a traitor. Congressional Democrats see him as anti-gay and anti-abortion, undercutting their support for him. And Northeastern Democrats (and some others) worry about his stance on Israel. Democratic support in the Senate appears more dutiful than passionate.”

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This article was posted: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 12:55 pm

Tags: domestic news, war

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