2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAIPAC et al already trying to torpedo Obama's Secretary of Defense nominee
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/13/the-hagel-haters.htmlBut Republicans aside, Hagels real opposition will likely come from the pro-Israel lobby in Washington. While the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) never takes formal positions on nominees, if the group is asked by senators for its view on Hagel, its unlikely AIPAC will have a kind word.
A senior pro-Israel advocate in Washington told The Daily Beast on Thursday, The pro-Israel community will view the nomination of Senator Chuck Hagel in an extremely negative light. His record is unique in its animus towards Israel.
When Israel becomes the 51st state, then what their supporters care should be relevant to how the US chooses to defend itself, including choice of Secretary of Defense.
Until then, AIPAC et al can have a bowl of salted dicks for the holidays.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Of course, what better way to refute the allegation of a pro-Israel lobby than to have a bunch of Israel supporters try to tell the President that Hagel is insufficiently worshipful of Israel to defend the USA.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)Chuck Hagel Wants to Be Dwight Eisenhower
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/12/14/chuck_hagel_wants_to_be_dwight_eisenhower
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)xxxsdesdexxx
(213 posts)It's not our responsibility to make sure that all of our policies are in alignment with Israel. In 1947, the powers that be made a huge mistake in placing the jewish people in a land they left nearly two thousand years ago -- this decision created what we what we now know as the Israeli and Palestinian conflict today. Imagine the World's power that be deciding to put a group of people somewhere in the middle of America and calling it a new country -- that would be ridiculous and would lead to conflicts between the Americans and those people.
GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)As with the Secretary of State, he has not nominated anyone. Nor, has he even mentioned who is his first choice.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,088 posts)None. Zero. Zip. Zilch.
Cha
(297,655 posts)That's Next Year.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)As it is acting in such a manner.
Hippo_Tron
(25,453 posts)They represent the views of right wingers both here and abroad.
Mr.Turnip
(645 posts)flamingdem
(39,321 posts)Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)party line (or AIPAC line) on Israel an anti-Semite. I don't think they will get away with it, though--he was well-regarded in the Senate, IIRC.