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46. I don't get it. Obama has two months to name someone before Republicans take over and

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Mon Nov 24, 2014, 01:32 PM

Nov 2014

Reid made the rule that confirmation takes only a simple majority. Right?

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Secretary Hagel resigning today. [View all] merrily Nov 2014 OP

Just hearing on Diaz-Balart that Hagel has been asked to resign. BlueCaliDem Nov 2014 #1

I heard that, too. No name within the White House was given. merrily Nov 2014 #3

Politico asked in January 2013: Is Hagel up to the job? (same wording!) merrily Nov 2014 #7

Good (nt) bigwillq Nov 2014 #2

Why? Hagel was probably the most reluctant to go to war among the whole national security team. Mass Nov 2014 #4

Agreed. Supposed to manage combat withdrawal ctaylors6 Nov 2014 #14

Does this mean Obama is a Neocon war hawk? ~nt RiverLover Nov 2014 #15

It's odd that he has that reputation when he voted Yes on every war he was ever asked to fund Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #18

it's not like Obama really chooses. Grow up. librechik Nov 2014 #48

Hagel will stay on until the Senate confirms a replacement pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #5

Says whom? Mass Nov 2014 #6

CNN reported WH told them that about Hagel staying on until replacement is confirmed pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #16

They probably did not know what they were reporting, as usual Mass Nov 2014 #17

AP is reporting the same thing as CNN... pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #19

We' ll know soon, but it would be extremely awkward and stupid. Mass Nov 2014 #20

Holder, now Hagel. Shouldn't they have replacements already in mind before they announce? Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #30

You don't know the story, maybe Hagel deserves diminishment. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #32

I don't get it. Obama has two months to name someone before Republicans take over and merrily Nov 2014 #46

BBC... Triana Nov 2014 #31

I see. In this case, Obama has somebody he needs to fire in the WH. I do not know who gave Mass Nov 2014 #35

I suspect that Hagel was very against extending the war against ISIS. And he may have made it jwirr Nov 2014 #41

I think their biggest differences were over Syria policy pinboy3niner Nov 2014 #50

Interesting. Sounds reasonable. jwirr Nov 2014 #53

US defence secretary Chuck Hagel 'to step down' (BBC) eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #8

Usually it's a 'spend time with my family' thing, asked to step down LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #33

Mhm. This White House doesn't fire people easily. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #39

Hagel Said to Be Stepping Down as Defense Chief Under Pressure (NYT) eppur_se_muova Nov 2014 #9

I worry that a more hawkish defense policy is coming. marmar Nov 2014 #10

I worry too. I worry mostly because the White House is ridiculously busy humiliating him, Mass Nov 2014 #13

If a replacement is filibustered, the prez should call off our foreign wars. Orsino Nov 2014 #11

If that were Obama's plan, he would not have needed Hagel's resignation. merrily Nov 2014 #26

Just heard this on WGN. nt City Lights Nov 2014 #12

The war drums are beating. mmonk Nov 2014 #21

Have they ever really stopped since 911? merrily Nov 2014 #23

Nope. Just sick of it all. mmonk Nov 2014 #34

good samsingh Nov 2014 #22

My son the sergeant tells me VA_Jill Nov 2014 #24

from 1995? Hagel served in the military from 1967-68 and as Secretary of Defense from 2013. merrily Nov 2014 #27

My SON'S VA_Jill Nov 2014 #28

Yeah, I got it after a minute. Edited my post. merrily Nov 2014 #29

That Obama may be about to lose his support from the troops? jwirr Nov 2014 #42

Nah VA_Jill Nov 2014 #58

Okay, thank you for the definition. Obama had better think about who he puts in. Maybe someone jwirr Nov 2014 #59

Bring back a Seckertery who knows how to really kill for oil. Octafish Nov 2014 #25

probably directly related to the news this am from democracy now xiamiam Nov 2014 #36

Probably. mmonk Nov 2014 #37

I thought same thing when this was announced Friday & posted here on DU... KoKo Nov 2014 #45

There you have it then.. 2banon Nov 2014 #47

This White House doesn't fire people easily, so he must've deserved it. nt Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #38

"He wasn't up for the job" What Republican is ??? kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #40

Problems don't appear any more to be dem or repub. It's more like neocon and wall street parties TheNutcracker Nov 2014 #43

Looks like Hagel wanted to take a harder line against Assad: ucrdem Nov 2014 #44

Maybe not. merrily Nov 2014 #57

I wonder who leaked the changes in Afghanistan policy over the weekend? librechik Nov 2014 #49

Most transparent administration ever! merrily Nov 2014 #51

This is terrible LittleBlue Nov 2014 #52

Shitty thing for Obama to do. He's lost me now. TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #54

I don't see this as a positive sign. Tatiana Nov 2014 #55

Damn it! It is far past time that American allies Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #56