Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel sat down with Foreign Policy Magazine in a two hour interview that revealed the frightening weakness and indecision of the Obama administration, especially with regards to Syria.
Hagel recalls the "red line" set by Obama that President Assad crossed when he killed hundreds of civilians with a chemical weapons attack. He said that he had just returned from Europe, lining up our allies to support us in what was going to be a devastating strike with Tomahawk cruise missiles when the president called him, and told him to stand down.
"Whether it was the right decision or not, history will determine that,” Hagel told Foreign Policy in a two-hour interview, his first extensive public comments since he was forced out of his position in February.
In the days and months afterward, Hagel’s counterparts around the world told him their confidence in Washington had been shaken over Obama’s sudden about-face. And the former defense secretary said he still hears complaints to this day from foreign leaders.
“A president’s word is a big thing, and when the president says things, that’s a big deal,” he said.
Only the intervention of Vladimir Putin who got President Assad to turn in his chemical weapons saved Obama and the US from total humiliation.
Hagel echoed criticisms of the two previous secretaries of defense in the Obama administration about White House meddling and micromanaging affairs at the Pentagon:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/12/former_sec_def_hagel_says_white_house_tried_to_destroy_him.html
Hagel recalls the "red line" set by Obama that President Assad crossed when he killed hundreds of civilians with a chemical weapons attack. He said that he had just returned from Europe, lining up our allies to support us in what was going to be a devastating strike with Tomahawk cruise missiles when the president called him, and told him to stand down.
"Whether it was the right decision or not, history will determine that,” Hagel told Foreign Policy in a two-hour interview, his first extensive public comments since he was forced out of his position in February.
In the days and months afterward, Hagel’s counterparts around the world told him their confidence in Washington had been shaken over Obama’s sudden about-face. And the former defense secretary said he still hears complaints to this day from foreign leaders.
“A president’s word is a big thing, and when the president says things, that’s a big deal,” he said.
Only the intervention of Vladimir Putin who got President Assad to turn in his chemical weapons saved Obama and the US from total humiliation.
Hagel echoed criticisms of the two previous secretaries of defense in the Obama administration about White House meddling and micromanaging affairs at the Pentagon:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/12/former_sec_def_hagel_says_white_house_tried_to_destroy_him.html
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