https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/21/the-hagel-nomination-save-us-from-realist-republicans/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 12:02:54 -0400<![CDATA[Hagel believes that a breakthrough of understanding with some of the most recalcitrant dictatorships in the world is always one earnest conversation away. So, he wanted to talk directly to Hamas, Assad, and the mullahs. The correctness of this policy impulse is non-falsifiable because if it doesn’t work, its failure is attributed to insufficient effort on our part. If only we talked more and backed Israel less.]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:20:18 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/21/the-hagel-nomination-save-us-from-realist-republicans-n98486