https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/02/chuck-hagel-for-secretary-of-defense/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 04:23:05 -0400<![CDATA[When I reopened the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban, Mr. Hagel was an early visitor to Kabul who understood the long-term strategic importance of America&#8217;s engagement in Afghanistan and relationship with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He has remained consistent, under Presidents Bush and Obama, in his support for that engagement—for maintaining a presence of troops and other assets to ensure that no strategic threat to the U.S. could ever again emerge from Afghanistan.]]>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:05:16 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/02/chuck-hagel-for-secretary-of-defense-n98816