Hagel: The White House Tried to 'Destroy' Me (http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/18/hagel-the-white-house-tried-to-destroy-me/)
In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out -- and still has no strategy for fixing Syria.
The 69-year-old former Nebraska senator and Vietnam War veteran, speaking for the first time about his treatment by the Obama administration, said the Pentagon was subject to debilitating meddling and micromanagement by the White House — echoing criticism made by his predecessors, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta.
Long article. Hagel got it from both sides. I didn't know it, but he is a Republican.
Quote from: Dori on December 18, 2015, 09:17:42 AM
Hagel: The White House Tried to 'Destroy' Me (http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/18/hagel-the-white-house-tried-to-destroy-me/)
In an exclusive interview, Chuck Hagel said the Obama administration micromanaged the Pentagon, stabbed him in the back on the way out -- and still has no strategy for fixing Syria.
The 69-year-old former Nebraska senator and Vietnam War veteran, speaking for the first time about his treatment by the Obama administration, said the Pentagon was subject to debilitating meddling and micromanagement by the White House — echoing criticism made by his predecessors, Robert Gates and Leon Panetta.
Long article. Hagel got it from both sides. I didn't know it, but he is a Republican.
Only confirms what most of us have known for a long time. We will probably see more of these stories once Obama leaves the WH. As for Hagel being a republican, he is the purest definition of a RINO.
Quote from: supsalemgr on December 18, 2015, 09:38:02 AM
Only confirms what most of us have known for a long time. We will probably see more of these stories once Obama leaves the WH. As for Hagel being a republican, he is the purest definition of a RINO.
Right on all points.
Quote from: supsalemgr on December 18, 2015, 09:38:02 AM
As for Hagel being a republican, he is the purest definition of a RINO.
I thought he was a Democrat and an Obama stooge. He was barely confirmed and a lot of Republicans didn't keep their dislike for him secret.
According to the article, it was Susan Rice who was his biggest pain in the a$$.
QuoteLooking back on his tenure, Hagel said in the Dec. 10 interview that he remains puzzled as to why some administration officials sought to "destroy" him personally in his final days in office, castigating him in anonymous comments to newspapers even after he had handed in his resignation.
Although he does not identify her by name, Hagel's criticisms are clearly aimed at Obama's national security advisor, Susan Rice, and some of her staff. Hagel's former aides, and former White House officials, say the defense secretary frequently butted heads with Rice over Syria policy and the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo.
She is frequently described in the press with such adjectives as "brusque," "aggressive," and "undiplomatic in the extreme."
^in other words, she's a real witch with a "B".
Quote from: Dori on December 18, 2015, 12:07:26 PM
I thought he was a Democrat and an Obama stooge. He was barely confirmed and a lot of Republicans didn't keep their dislike for him secret.
According to the article, it was Susan Rice who was his biggest pain in the a$$.
She is frequently described in the press with such adjectives as "brusque," "aggressive," and "undiplomatic in the extreme."
^in other words, she's a real witch with a "B".
And a proven liar. Remember the five Sunday shows where she lied repeatedly about the video being the cause of the Benghazi attack. Unfortunately, she is one of many in the WH.