Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
US President Barack Obama has made an inspired choice by nominating Chuck Hagel to be US Secretary of Defense.
US President Barack Obama has made an inspired choice by nominating Chuck Hagel to be US Secretary of Defense.
Hagel, a two-term Republican senator from Nebraska (1996-2008), is a decorated combat veteran with a compelling personal story. He served on both the Foreign Relations and Select Intelligence Committees in the Senate and since leaving office has been co-chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and a member of the Defense Policy Board.
