Neocon ‘Veto’ Fails to Block Hagel

February 27, 2013 | http://consortiumnews.com/2013/02/27/neocon-veto-fails-to-block-hagel/

Exclusive: The neocons and their Republican allies bloodied former Sen. Chuck Hagel with ugly smears, but he won Senate approval to become Defense Secretary. The neocons’ failure to exercise this “veto” now stands as a sign of their diminished standing with the Obama administration, writes Robert Parry.

By Robert Parry