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In reply to the discussion: Why Hagel over someone like General Wes Clark [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)failed. Did he really believe we had 'good intentions' in Iraq or that there is a good way to invade someone else's country based on lies?
I have zero respect for anyone who bought those lies. People aspiring to positions of power in this country should only be considered if they get decisions as important as this one was right the first time. With so many lives at stake there really is no room to get it wrong. .
I would be looking for someone with better judgement than those who supported Bush's lies which were so blatantly obvious to practically the whole world.
He's a Republican. I thought we elected Democrats. Surely there is a Democrat somewhere who is smart enough for that position.
Thank you for the link. I respected Hagel, as a Republican and wish he was typical of his Party. He is what the Republicans used to be. But it shows how far to the right the Dem Party has gone when he looks like a Democrat, and to be fair, he does at this point. We need a second party.