[meenie]

I have visited with Hagel one on one and can tell you he is not an airhead. Vietnam left a lasting impression on him and he is very concerned that any military man that is exposed to danger is there for a real cause defending the US. It is too bad that most people have not had the experience to appreciate the loss of human life.

It is easy to spout off and call an independent thinker any name that comes to mind without considering that person's background and the reasons for his thinking. Hagel is honest in his beliefs and that is more than you can say for most of our politicians and their followers who are more interested in manipulating public opinion than honest beliefs.

[cksharks]

When you talk to him next time tell him to ask his questions in the SECRET INTELLENGENCE COMMITTIE HEARINGS not on abc bashing bush.

[faithincowboys]

I think there is more to Hagel than the average person perceives. This middle American Indepependent minded combat veteran is not the whole story. I've watched him and there is something disturbing about him. Even Mccain is not hitting Bush on Iraq. You and I know that reports of Hussein's WMD predate Bush's presidency. For the Left and willing accomplices like Hagel to suggest Bush invented it is dishonrable, dishonest and unpatriotic.

To lie to the American people to gain politically or to satisfy some mysterious third party (like I believe Hagel is doing) is disgraceful.

At the risk of sounding like Mcarthy, if I were a foreign government I would use a Heartland combat veteran to do my bidding rather than a Bernie Sanders Socialist type.

It would be a brilliant move to get a planted politician on intelligence committees, etc.

We know the Soviets infiltrated the State Dept.
And we saw how the Chinese bought elections in the 90's. It seems to me , to be very likely, that foreign powers would finance and control powerful politicians to shape policy, obtain intelligence, and every so often go on Sunday morning shows to blast the President.