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
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I would not trade America's position in the world - our ledger, our debts and assets - for any country in the world. There isn't a country in the world even close to America.
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I’m a United States senator. I’m not an Israeli senator.
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The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.
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I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.
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There are always consequences to actions that you take. There are consequences to inaction. And thinking through, asking the questions, "Well, then what happens? What comes next?" is critically important.
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Foreign policy will require a strategic agility that, whenever possible, gets ahead of problems, strengthens U.S. security and alliances, and promotes American interests and credibility.
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The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.
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Politics or ideology must not get in the way of sound planning.
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Well, no American wants to in any way hurt our capabilities to national defense, but that doesn't mean an unlimited amount of money, and a blank check for anything they want at any time, for any purpose. Not at all.
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There needs to be a lot of questions asked -- where is that $87 billion going? How much more do you have to go in for? ... We didn't ask those questions in the spring when we passed the $70 billion supplemental. America needs to have those questions asked, and we deserve to know.
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any straight-thinking American, any straight-thinking citizen of the world.
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Any recommendations regarding climate policy must meet the demands of economic growth and development, especially in the developing world.
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This is not a responsible way to discuss this measure. It could create a vacuum.
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This is not how you win the people of the world over to our side, especially the Muslim world.