Two good pieces on what’s at stake in Chuck Hagel’s possible (non?) nomination to run the Pentagon. In short, Hagel would likely lean toward putting some pressure on Israel on the peace-making front (a good thing) and would likely resist a move to war with Iran (also a good thing). Washington neoconservatives don’t want either; ditto for AIPAC and the Israel lobby. And now it seems they’re going to win this one. Which is really unfortunate.
A couple pieces to read on this. One by Peter Beinart, another by Andrew Sullivan. I’ll be posting others.
