Chuck Hagel
Chuck Hagel
Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel is an American politician who was the 24th United States Secretary of Defense for two years in the Obama administration. He previously served as United States Senator from Nebraska from 1997 to 2009...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
military america community
My overall worldview has never changed: that America has and must maintain the strongest military in the world, that we must lead the international community to confront threats and challenges together, and that we must use all tools of American power to protect our citizens and our interests.
government people imperfect
Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.
We must prepare for everything.
iran terrorism states
I have said many times that Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism,
ideas should-have president
I'm not saying my idea is the one and only idea. We should have other ideas, but the president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency. I do that.
social contracts wells
Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract.
baghdad airborne
You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over.
army disaster ends
Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster.
engagement surrender appeasement
Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender.
great-power great-nations nations
Nations, great nations have limitations. All nations have limitations. Even great powers have limitations.
leadership mean opportunity
Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.
animal palestinian caged
Palestinians caged up like animals.
military boards gone
And this - this board was - was impanelled in 1951. And it's gone through ups and downs in how the secretaries have used it. But I have put a premium on that advisory board.
military years reason
(The) chain of command has failed over the years, obviously, for a lot of reasons.