President Obama Nominates Another Vietnam Veteran For Cabinet Post
Chuck Hagel (Photo: US govt/Senate)
With Monday’s nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense, and last month’s nomination of John Kerry for Secretary of State, President Obama has chosen a foreign policy team headed by Vietnam veterans.
Michael Hirsh, Chief Correspondent for the National Journal talks about how both the war defined the world view of both men, and another shared trait: both men have been trusted foreign policy mentors to the President since Obama was a freshman senator.
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