The White House said Friday, stand for eight hours of cruel question former republican senator chuck hagel · (star stage 4) period, he in the senate confirmation hearings, actually is to help his prospects for development, become future defense minister.
White House spokesman jay karni said: "in Friday's press conference:" we expect the senate confirmation senator hagel defense long position,. "According to my estimation and reading news reports, has been confirmed," is "ticket senator hagel confirmation hearing of the net increase over.
However, few believe that the hearing income hagrid's new support. He severely criticized, corrected himself in the whole process of the hearing, and some advice, he is insufficient, appeared to regret.
On Friday morning, the committee members, republican senator Roy blunt, announced that he will be against hagrid's nomination.
"The commission is former senator hagel answer is simply is not consistent, especially because they involve to Iran and Israel. This idea, we can contain a nuclear Iran, he thinks we should not only unilateral sanctions is wrong, it is too dangerous, we try," blunt said in a statement.
Blunt decision, not enough to prevent hagrid's confirmation committee. Because the Democratic Party control of the senate, more Democrats than republicans committee members.
Hagrid's be repeated questioning and criticism, he used to report the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he opposed the economic sanctions against Iran, as well as in other ways. In a significant exchange, Arizona republican senator John McCain roast hagel's reason, he opposed the surge in Iraq.
Karni pointed out: "said last Friday, hagel have done a very good job, do not look to the future, and how to hagrid's will lead the department's question, especially rebuked the republican John McCain route.
"I the deepest impression was some tough republican critics questioning, his former colleagues, the focus of the world war I, the President over. Ask tonal he later described as "pester", criticized the republican "relitigating past."



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