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It is beyond me why Lindsay Graham and John McCain held up the nomination long enough for the ne3w Secretary of Defense to miss an important meeting in Europe last week in which it would have beenb helpful to our country for him to have taken part.
Tom Vanden Brook of USA Today wrote: The vote was 58 to 41 in favor. "
"I will be counting on Chuck's judgment and counsel as we end the war
in Afghanistan, bring our troops home, stay ready to meet the threats
of our time and keep our military the finest fighting force in the
world," Obama said in a statement.
Hagel immediately inherits a
budget crisis. Last week, the Pentagon announced it plans to furlough
the majority of its 800,000 civilian employees to help meet a $46
billion shortfall caused by automatic spending cuts that begin March 1
and its stopgap budget that prevents shifting funds to urgent needs."
McCain and Graham, two who were most vocal about their wish to hold up the nomination showed either what seemed to be their spite or envy as there was absolutely no basis for them holding up the nomination to get answers about Benghazi. That was totally irrelevant for Hegel. He was not in nomination for Secretary of State but of Defense. Their position shows them as either being petty, poor citizens of the goal to do the best for the US, or just plain irresponsible. For the complete article for USA Today, click here
Regardless of their past, I am forced to question the current patriotism of these two men. They ended up voting in his favor, I believe I heard, after being vocal about their plan not to vote for him. Is this the way that men who are no longer particularly important try to maintain the air of importance?
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