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Here's a preliminary list... not comprehensive, but a good cross-section from around the nation...
http://www.theindependent.com/
http://expressmilwaukee.com/
Editorial: Hagel excellent to run
Pentagon; critics mistaken
-- Here's a preliminary list... not comprehensive, but a good cross-section from around the nation...
Local Papers
Support Hagel in the Face of Inside-The-Beltway Neocon Opposition
Hagel a good fit for next Secretary of Defense
The Independent, Grand Island, NE (Dec 28, 2012)
He is independent and party loyalists struggle with that concept. Hagel is committed to a strong America, regardless of what the party policy wonks spew. Frankly it is refreshing to think the president will have an independent, objective, experienced voice such as Chuck Hagel’s at the Cabinet conference table.
http://www.theindependent.com/
Veterans Denounce Neoconservative 'Swiftboating' of Chuck Hagel
Express Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI (Dec 28 2012)
By Joe Conason
He may run into problems among his former Republican Senate colleagues, not all of whom admire him, but their opinions should carry little weight. Indeed, their opposition too should serve to strengthen the case for Hagel's confirmation. He has served his country with courage and principle over many years in public service—which is far more than can be said for most of his adversaries.
http://expressmilwaukee.com/
Editorial: Give Hagel a shot at Defense
MetroWest Daily News,
Framingham, MA (Dec 28, 2012)
In his first term, Obama
showed a preference for strong, independent individuals in his cabinet who
aren’t afraid to give the president candid counsel. Hagel would bring that kind
of attitude and stature to the Pentagon, and we’d like to see him have the
chance.
http://www.metrowestdailynews.
http://www.metrowestdailynews.
Obama should ignore Republican attacks on defense candidate
The Gazette, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa (Dec 28, 2012)
(Reprint from The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa)
A rarity in his pragmatism and
political moderation […] His views and credentials make him a good fit for the
task ahead […] There is a difference between being anti-Israel and being
Israel's pawn. Chuck Hagel apparently
thinks that's the way it should be. And most Americans, weary of Middle Eastern
countries' blood-drenched squabbles, agree.
Editorial: Hagel excellent to run
Pentagon; critics mistaken
Ventura County Star, Camarillo, CA (Dec
26, 2012)
Mr. Hagel's
career in and out of politics has demonstrated integrity, knowledge, experience
and credibility. If President Obama bows
to the right and backs down on Mr. Hagel, as he did when U.N. Ambassador Susan
Rice was targeted by the right and withdrew from consideration as secretary of
state, he will only weaken his presidency. http://www.vcstar.com/news/
Editorial: Hagel good choice for defense
Journal Star,
Lincoln, NE (Dec 22, 2012)
One defining characteristic
that Hagel would bring to the post of secretary of defense would be a
clear-eyed realism about the role of the U.S. military. “It’s easy to get into
war, not so easy to get out,” he wrote several years ago. Hagel would serve the
nation well as secretary of defense.
Hagel's Israel litmus test
Times Union, Albany,
NY (Dec 22, 2012)
(Reprint from LA Times)
Aaron David Miller, a scholar who advised Republican and
Democratic administrations on Middle East issues, told The New York Times that "there should not be a
litmus test of whether he is pro-Israel enough." We agree. If Obama
is convinced that Hagel is the right candidate, he should nominate him — and
let the Senate exercise its responsibility of advice and consent.
Obama should ignore
Republican attacks on defense candidate
The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa (Dec 22, 2012)
A rarity in his pragmatism and
political moderation […] His views and credentials make him a good fit for the
task ahead […] There is a difference between being anti-Israel and being
Israel's pawn. Chuck Hagel apparently
thinks that's the way it should be. And most Americans, weary of Middle Eastern
countries' blood-drenched squabbles, agree.
Editorial: Nominate
Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary
The Republic,
Columbus, IN (Dec 22, 2012)
Hagel is that rarity these days: a moderate. He clashed
repeatedly with former President George W. Bush over how the war in Iraq was
conducted. He is a foreign policy realist who has spent years thinking about
the role of the United States in the world.
As Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., chairman of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, noted in defending Hagel, the defense secretary doesn't make foreign
policy -- he carries it out. And America's men and women in uniform would know
that one of their own was leading the Pentagon.
The Hagel litmus test (Editorial)
LA Times (Dec 20,
2012)
Aaron David
Miller, a scholar who advised Republican and Democratic administrations on
Middle East issues, told the New York Times that "there should not be a
litmus test of whether he is pro-Israel enough." We agree. If Obama is
convinced that Hagel is the right candidate, he should nominate him — and let
the Senate exercise its responsibility of advice and consent.
Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman@justforeignpolicy.org
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