https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/07/why-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 10:03:15 -0400<![CDATA[Why isn&#8217;t Obama replacing Panetta with a Democrat? Simple: of all the possible candidates, he trusts Hagel. Hagel was the head of Obama&#8217;s intelligence advisory board, and was a frequent informal &#8220;red cell&#8221; brain that Obama privately turned to when he wanted a second opinion. He has been picking Hagel&#8217;s brain on subjects as diverse as Afghanistan, China, special operations force posture and intelligence for several years now. (Hagel has all the required clearances.)]]>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:35:28 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/07/why-hagel-n98980