... Secretary William Perry co-wrote a book, "Preventive Defense," spelling out dangers that, if mismanaged, could grow into "true A-list-scale threats" to the U.S. First on their list: the risk that "Russia might descend into chaos, isolation and aggression." They called this the risk of a "Weimar ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to a major shake up in the Obama administration, the resignation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The move comes as the U.S. expands in mission to go after the Islamic State group and just weeks after the president's disappointing midterm election results. CHUCK HAGEL ...
... by the way, to change teams at different times." Hagel was the first enlisted military member to become secretary of defense. He served in the Vietnam War and received two Purple Hearts. Hagel forged a strong personal relationship with Obama in the Senate, including overseas trips they took together. He ...
... skills. They're coming with words on the page. And the veterans bring the experience. And I think brought-- brought together-- there's a shared relationship. There's a mentorship that can form. BRANDON WILLITTS: For those of us who transitioned out into the civilian world I think it’s ...
... to security, and we believed that.” Bradlee was born in Boston in 1921 and attended Harvard. He graduated a year early to enlist in the U.S. Navy in 1942. He spent four years at sea during World War II, fighting in more than a dozen Pacific Ocean battles, a ...
... unfold, something so hard to penetrate, do you worry, you know, Central African Republic or Sudan or in Nigeria, that there are limits to what U.S. intervention can do? JOHN KERRY: What Goodluck Jonathan is talking about is engaging in self-help, doing what he thinks he needs to ...
... when the president scrapped plans for a military strike on Syria. Iran is supporting the Assad regime in Syria. We will look deeper into the U.S.- Saudi relationship in just a few moments. Late today, Russian President Vladimir Putin telephoned President Obama to discuss Ukraine. They spoke for an ...
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., faced questions on possible looming spending cuts at the Pentagon and his support for U.S. ally Israel at his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to become secretary of defense.
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