Hagel On Escalation: ˜The Most Dangerous Foreign Policy Blunder in this Country Since Vietnam’

Thursday, January 11th, 2007 by RLR

From Think Progress
By Payson

hagelSen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) passionately argued against President Bush’s escalation plan during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing today.

During questioning of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Hagel called the new strategy morally wrong and tactically, strategically, militarily wrong, and declared, I have to say, Madam Secretary, that I think this speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam. Members in the hearing room clapped as Hagel concluded, I will resist it.

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