Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel
Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel is an American politician who was the 24th United States Secretary of Defense for two years in the Obama administration. He previously served as United States Senator from Nebraska from 1997 to 2009...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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I think the American people want to have confidence in this administration's national security plans. And this is the only way to do it.
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It should have been done when this whole thing started. Listen to her.
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John's not going to put this country and this party through some high theater and high drama ... that's not his style, John is straightforward, says it plain and that's what he will do here, I suspect, in the next couple of days,
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There are always consequences to actions that you take. There are consequences to inaction. And thinking through, asking the questions, "Well, then what happens? What comes next?" is critically important.
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If I decide to run for the presidency, or seek re-election, it will be for the right reasons, and the reasons are that I think I can make a contribution and help effect change in our country and have some influence over the direction of this country,
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There needs to be a lot of questions asked -- where is that $87 billion going? How much more do you have to go in for? ... We didn't ask those questions in the spring when we passed the $70 billion supplemental. America needs to have those questions asked, and we deserve to know.
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I don't think that any of our friends want to see a helicopter raid at midnight and rockets going in there without some sense of coordination and coalition building that I think is vital because then you have to ask the next question always: 'What happens next?'
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I don't have any qualms about him unless something obviously comes out of nowhere. I doubt that's going to happen, ... I think he represents the best of judicial prudence and style and records and qualifications.
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I think he represents the best of judicial prudence, style and qualifications,
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If we, in fact -- as the president says and I agree -- are in a generational war here against terrorism, it's going to require resources. The mission must match the resources,