https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/07/aipacs-uncertain-role-in-the-coming-battle-over-hagel/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 02:34:27 -0400<![CDATA[AIPAC, unlike, say, the Republican Jewish Coalition, or the Bill Kristol Coalition, tries &#8212; sometimes imperfectly &#8212; to both be, and appear to be, bipartisan. The people who run AIPAC aren&#8217;t stupid: They know that if they foment strong opposition to Hagel on the Hill, they will earn President Obama&#8217;s enmity, whether or not they succeed or fail. Discussions inside the group &#8212; and what the group is hearing from its friends on the Hill, and in the Administration &#8212; is that the President very much wants Hagel at Defense, and would be very upset if a group whose agenda he has more-or-less supported (a strong no to containment of Iran, maintaining Israel&#8217;s qualitative military edge, siding with Israel at the United nations) tries to deny him the defense secretary he wants, and who is a personal friend.]]>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:15:48 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/07/aipacs-uncertain-role-in-the-coming-battle-over-hagel-n280738