President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel (former Republican Senator) to be his defense secretary, announcement could come on Monday, a congressional Democratic aide said on Sunday. (WASHINGTON)
The choice will likely set up a confirmation battle in the Senate over whether the former Nebraska senator strongly supports key US ally Israel.Hagel also has been criticised for comments he made questioning the effectiveness of sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program.
This fight would come after the Obama administration backed down from a tough Senate confirmation battle over Susan Rice, the US Ambassador to the United Nations who was Obama’s first pick to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.
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