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As Hagel Looks to Be Confirmed, How Will He Handle Pressing Issues in Iran and Northern Africa?

Feb. 22, 2013 8:10pm Christopher Santarelli

Chuck Hagel appears to have secured his confirmation to Secretary of State, as the last necessary GOP vote to move his nomination fell through last night when Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said he would support his former colleague. Despite a record of incendiary remarks about Israel, vocal opposition to the 2006 Iraq surge, and a widely-reported poor performance during Senate hearings this month, Shelby summed up Hagel’s now inevitable ascension to Secretary of Defense “he’s probably as good as we’re going to get.”

As oppose to rehashing Hagel’s qualifications and Shelby’s let up, the “Real News” panel Friday discussed the issues abroad that the new Defense Secretary is likely to face immediately upon entering office.

International nuclear inspectors said Thursday that Iran has installed new equipment that will double the pace of nuclear fuel production. With Egypt, the administration looks to be using a ‘national security’ clause to get around the democracy markers Egypt was supposed to meet in order to get aid from the U.S. The president announced today that 100 U.S. military personnel would be deployed to Niger, likely stationed at a new drone base that was just greenlit.

Watch a clip below of the ‘Real News’ panel discussing these issues with Stephen Yates of DCI Friday:

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carl_in_ohio
Posted on February 24, 2013 at 3:52am
your lead sentence is incorrect. he’s nominated for SecDef.
he will have limited authority, the President still makes the choices.

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- Trigus
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 10:09am
  This alone proves that Congress is a production just like wrestling. Look at McCain : Postulating that Chuck will not get approved. How he and his team will block the nomination. Then a few days later. McCain gets back in front of the camera and postulates that Chuck will get approved.
  
  I can see John sitting there eating his eggs benedict and chuckling with Nancy, Harry, and Lindsey about how they will play out the confirmation hearing of chuck in front of the cameras. Smoke and Mirrors people.
  
  Take the Power out of D.C. – limit Congress to 3 Sessions per year and each Session will last 2 weeks. WHen Congress is not in Session, then all Congressional Members will return to their home State. Bring Back State Sovereignty.
  
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PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:09pm
http://www.debka.com has a very interesting video graphic located on the page when scrolling down on the right side. Click on the small video screen labeled interactive news. Artishok graphics. You can click on the different maps and see all the troops and assets in the middle east and watch them move as you click on the ships, troops, rockets, etc. where nuclear plants are in Iran etc.

Other interesting information is about the formation of the “Union for the Mediterranean (the Barcelona Process) how and when it was formed between the EU & Islamic States in 2008 by Sarkosy. There is much information on this at Wikipedia. Not many people are aware of this union that was formed.

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blackfeather
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:06pm
this cretin looks like he will be a “mini hitler”.

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woodyee
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 9:27am
This is one of the longest confirmations in my long memory – the only one that SEEMED longer to me, was the racist attack on Justice Clarence Thomas by the dead Ted Kennedy and his Klan of DemonicRats.

They’ve dragged this out so that YOU would forget just how terribly unqualified this man is, so you don’t feel outraged when the Republicans join the DemonicRats in voting for this anti-Israeli, Jew-hating, Nazi wannabe…

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- KURT1010
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 1:00pm
  Why does the article say Secty of State ? I thought it was Secty of Defese ? Isnt Kerry Secty of State ?
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 2:57am
  The DEMOCRATS dragged this out?
  Dumbest comment of the CENTURY!
  
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oldincarolina
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 9:03am
He wiil do exactly as what obama was told to tell him to do .

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Chromo200
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 9:01am
What I fear is that Kerry and Hagel are going to sacrifice the soldiers we have strung all over Africa and the world. The world doesn’t want us to help, then bring every soldier back and let the UN figure out how stop mass murder, subjugation of women and children.

Between these two and their child boss, we are going to see a lot Benghazi’s in the next few years.

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TexPat
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 8:07am
Once again our Congress has let us down. They put on a charade, talk about how questions were not answered… and then pass him. We are really in trouble folks. This man wants, more than obama, to decimate our military.

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- poorrichard09
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 8:30am
  How will Hagel handle issue of Iran and Israel? Very poorly.
  
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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on February 23, 2013 at 2:14am
Every dime sent to an Islamic nation supports the religion of Islam, which fundamentally violates the 1st amendment and the civil rights of Americans, in order to support these policies, you are effectively a domestic enemy of the US Constitution?

The reason why these politicians want to support Islam is because they don’t believe in the US Constitution?

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- Xylliab_of_the_Znarghh
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 6:14am
  If by Islamic nations you mean not only nations run by clerics, but any nation with a Muslim population and a legal system influenced by Islamic teachings, then by your own legal reasoning, aid to Israel would support the Jewish religion and be equally unconstitutional, and politicians who support such aid would be equally in contempt of the Constitution.
  
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- stumpy68
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 10:19am
  While im all for not supporting those who want us dead
  you’ve been listening to dumbacrats again its
  “freedom of” not “freedom from” what a big difference
  one word can make.
  
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SUNTZU
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 11:27pm
He will do just what TPOSOTUS tells him to…

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- CINCH
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 2:13am
  You really need to “Google” the words ‘Hagel voting machines’ to get a clearer picture of where this man comes from and why he was selected to be Secretary of Defense. This has nothing to do with his qualifications to run that department, rather has to do with Obama pay-back for his help getting Obama elected. Stories will also help explain why Romney did not get even one single vote in some precincts. Hagel does not need to be our Secretary of Defense.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 11:17pm
Hagel is anti-Israeli. That is why he is getting the job. Obama wants to gradually remove our help to Isreal. God will treat us like we treat Israel. Hide and watch.

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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 8:29am
  Israel doesn’t require our aid. We only use it as a leash. We have no business meddling in their affairs just as they have no business meddling in ours.
  
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Small World
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:54pm
Damn the GOP!

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Salamander
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:32pm
Hey, John Kerry and Chuck Hagle–can it get any worse?

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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:46pm
  the only real pressing issues are the enemies within our own government. Our country is being brought down, not by Iranian plots, nor Russian firepower, but by an ignorant and lazy American public.
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 11:42pm
  Obo and a bagle
  
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Salamander
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:31pm
Looks like, since none of us ‘belong’ here, we’re all going to have to move to Israel, anyway! then the Native Americans can go back to their traditional tribal ways of fighting one another!

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- SUNTZU
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 11:40pm
  Never give up
  Never surrender
  Gona stay take, back my Country
  or die …I may not start it,but to old
  to run.Like George Custer said ; sadle up your
  F-150 and drive towarts the sound of the guns.
  Or something like that…
  DE OPPRESSOR LIBER
  
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UNALIEN
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:24pm
huge story breaking,,

NASA has been leaking missile tech to China and the investigation has been stonewalled by Obama and the DOJ

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/22/nasa-missile-defense-tech-leaked-to-china-sources-say/

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- Small World
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:56pm
  Another reason to IMPEACH!
  
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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 11:13pm
  What has this traitor have to do to get impeached??????
  
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AUsername
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:19pm
let Iran and North Africa do what they want simple as that.

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- tzion
  Posted on February 23, 2013 at 8:57pm
  Iran wants to destroy Israel. Israel wants to stop that from happening.
  
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:04pm
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He will assume the Obama Position Bent over Cheeks Wide Open. How else…..

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- Salamander
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:26pm
  Yep, AND hang on to HIS EARS for the ride!
  
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MDECKER
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:00pm
How Will He Handle Pressing Issues in Iran and Northern Africa? Depends on how much cash he and the Pesident can muscle from both.

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- BARRYS_BEARD
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:06pm
  You’ve got it backwards buddy. Barry sends MY money to his African brothers, he doesn’t take from them.
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 3:00am
  I thought D’anish D’Pruna said Obama DIDN’T send money to his brother.
  
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adimeroll
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:56pm
Secretary of the inept .

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- Verceofreason
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 3:01am
  And a friend of IMAGINARY organizations!
  
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soybomb315_II
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:52pm
As Glenn Beck says, we need to pull out of Iraq, Afganistan, and pull our bases out of europe and bring them home…..The last thing we need is another war

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:59pm
  Mind our own business. Stay out of other nations affairs. Mess with us and bingo, you’re dead. And, we don’t help the survivors out. We leave.
  
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- BARRYS_BEARD
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:08pm
  A nice thought JERK, but it will never happen.
  
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- Salamander
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:29pm
  We’re going to have another war, anyway! Maybe we need to give our troops some R&R in our homeland, before having to engage, again. They can come home and see what they have been fighting for! Maybe, after a look at that, they will change their minds and let some of the ‘domestic voters’ carry the Armed Forces burden for awhile! Then, after a culling of the voting public, we can get back to the serious business of securing our future!
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on February 24, 2013 at 3:02am
  I am grateful Romney lost and Ann is in hiding.
  
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pavepaws
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:43pm
“He’s probably as good as we’re going to get”. Kind of sad.

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UNALIEN
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:38pm
AS HAGEL LOOKS TO BE CONFIRMED, HOW WILL HE HANDLE PRESSING ISSUES IN IRAN AND NORTHERN AFRICA?

roll over and let them pat his belly…

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:27pm
How will he handle them?

Simple – continue to gut our military, give arms to our enemies and ensure our allies will be alienated as much as possible while ensuring our armed forces are weakened for all he is worth.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:33pm
  Why do you have to be so realistic all the time?
  
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- KidCharlemagne
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 11:27pm
  Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:27pm
  
  How will he handle them?
  
  Simple – continue to gut our military,
  =============
  
  Our military is financed largely on credit extended to us by the rest of the world though (China, OPEC, and assorted other owners of large amounts of U.S. Treasury bonds)….
  
  Remember what happened the last time that we overextended our credit by over-militarization:
  
  “By the early 1970s, as the costs of the Vietnam War and increased domestic spending accelerated inflation, the U.S. was running a balance-of-payments deficit and a trade deficit. 1970 was the turning point, because foreign arbitrage of the U.S. dollar caused gold coverage of U.S. banknotes by the U.S. government to decline from 55% to 22%”
  
  If the world to begins to reject the dollar (like it did during the early 1970′s), then your creditors will make all your decisions on your military for you and you won’t have any say in the matter…
  
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BARRYS_BEARD
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:26pm
“How Will He Handle Pressing Issues in Iran and Northern Africa?” If we use other members of Barry’s cabinet as an indicator, we have to assume the answer is” “poorly”. Has Barry appointed anyone to any position with any morals, character, or intelligence?

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- CatB
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:37pm
  First word that also came to my mind .. “poorly” .. like all things Obama.
  
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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:48pm
  If you’re not a slug, a thug or just a plain old POS, you have no business being in Barry’s cabinet.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 9:00pm
  Not our issues. We’re not here for Israel’s benefit.
  
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The Big Mick
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:23pm
“Handle”? “Avoid” rather.

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soybomb315_II
Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:15pm
“As Hagel Looks to Be Confirmed, How Will He Handle Pressing Issues in Iran and Northern Africa?”

Hopefully without a new war

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 8:35pm
  What would humanity be without war, SOYBURGER? Get with the game.
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on February 22, 2013 at 10:49pm
  The war is here in America. This is the only place we need to concern ourselves with. Can’t help others when our ship is sinking.
  
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