Posts Tagged: Obama Hagel
Senate to Vote on Hagel Tuesday
Fox News - The Senate plans to vote once again on Chuck Hagel's nomination for Defense secretary, with supporters aiming to clear a procedural...
Report: Obama to Tell Netanyahu US Strike Window Opens in June
Times of Israel - When he visits Israel next month, US President Barack Obama will tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that a "window ...
Hagel in 2009: Deploy U.S. Troops to Patrol Border Between Israel and Palestinian State
Breitbart.com - Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), President Barack Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, co-authored a 2009 report that called for U.S. troops to...
McCain Expects Hagel Confirmation This Week
Politico - Sen. John McCain said Sunday he expects former Sen. Chuck Hagel to be confirmed by the full Senate this week as the...
Obama Pledges to Stop Iranian Bomb, Stand With Israel in State of the Union
JTA - President Obama pledged to keep Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb and to "stand steadfast" with Israel in his State of the...
President Obama’s Tactical Visit to Israel
President Obama's March 2013 visit to the Middle East, including Israel, could signal a significant policy-change from his June 2009 visit, which...
McCain Unlikely to Support Hagel Confirmation
Bloomberg - Senator John McCain said he's leaning against voting to confirm Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee as defense secretary, citing Hagel's opposition to...
John McCain Will Not Support Hagel Filibuster
Politico - Sen. John McCain appears to have cleared the way Monday for Chuck Hagel to be the next secretary of defense. The Arizona Republican,...
AIPAC’s Silence on Chuck Hagel
Anyone who watched Chuck Hagel's lamentable performance before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week had to conclude that the man is inadequate at best,...
Anti Israel Activist: Hagel Lied to the Senate Armed Forces Committee, and He Knows It
In his poorly-received hearing with the Senate Armed Forces Committee Thursday, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel walked back on his previous statement about the...
Hagel Backtracks on Support of Iran Policy of ‘Containment’ at Confirmation Hearing (VIDEO)
Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee who has come under fire for his record on Israel, mistakenly expressed support for a U.S. policy...
What Chuck Hagel Said in the J Street Video
Washington Post - There is good reason that J Street, until publicly shamed into releasing the video of its 2009 conference, did not want...
Senator Vitter Raises Questions in Letter to Chuck Hagel
The Weekly Standard - The Weekly Standard previously noted Senator David Vitter's offense at Chuck Hagel's "suggestion that my support of Israel is somehow...
Kerry to Senate: We Will Do What We Must to Stop Iranian Nuclear Weapons
Bloomberg - Senator John Kerry stressed the need to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons as he described the "immediate, dangerous challenges" for the nation...