Does Chuck Hagel Have a ‘Jewish Problem’?
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Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- As if life in Washington wasn’tdispiriting enough, we must now get ready for a bruising fightover whether former Senator Chuck Hagel, President BarackObama’s nominee as the new secretary of defense, has a ‘Jewishproblem.’
Hagel’s confirmation by the Senate isn’t a sure thing inany case -- gay-rights activists are unhappy with his morearchaic views (conveniently renounced as soon as his name wasfloated) on matters of sexual orientation, and defense hawksthink that Hagel, a Vietnam veteran, is allergic to theprojection of American force and overeager to gut the Pentagon’sbudget.