Zionist Organization of America Lauds Anti-Hagel Letter of 14 US Senators

The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has applauded the 14 senators who wrote a letter to President Barack Obama on Friday, urging him to withdraw the nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel for the post of Defense Secretary.

Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
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Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)

In a letter to President Obama, Senators Cornyn (R-TX), Inhofe (R-OK), Graham (R-SC), Wicker (R-MS), Vitter (R-LA), Cruz (R-TX), Lee (R-UT), Toomey (R-PA), Rubio (R-FL), Coats (R-IN), R. Johnson (R-WI), Risch (R-ID), Barrasso (R-WY), Coburn (R-OK) and Scott (R-SC) wrote that, “It would be unprecedented for a Secretary of Defense to take office without the broad base of bipartisan support and confidence needed to serve effectively in this critical position.”

“Over the last half-century, no Secretary of Defense has been confirmed and taken office with more than three Senators voting against him,” they wrote. “Further, in the history of this position, none has ever been confirmed with more than 11 opposing votes.  The occupant of this critical office should be someone whose candidacy is neither controversial nor divisive …:

THe letter continues to state that, “Senator Hagel’s performance at his confirmation hearing was deeply concerning, leading to serious doubts about his basic competence to meet the substantial demands of the office.”

“While Senator Hagel’s erratic record and myriad conversions on key national security issues are troubling enough,” they continued, “his statements regarding Iran were disconcerting.  More than once during the hearing, he proclaimed the legitimacy of the current regime in Tehran, which has violently repressed its own citizens, rigged recent elections, provided material support for terrorism, and denied the Holocaust.”

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“Regarding U.S. policy on Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, Senator Hagel displayed a seeming ambivalence about whether containment or prevention is the best approach, which gives us great concern.  Any sound strategy on Iran must be underpinned by the highly credible threat of U.S. military force, and there is broad bipartisan agreement on that point.”

“If Senator Hagel becomes Secretary of Defense, the military option will have near zero credibility.  This sends a dangerous message to the regime in Tehran, as it seeks to obtain the means necessary to harm both the United States and Israel,” they added. “We have concluded that Senator Hagel is not the right candidate to hold the office of Secretary of Defense, and we respectfully request that you withdraw his nomination.”

A new poll, recently conducted by Rasmussen Reports, showed that, in contrast to the 38 percent of Americans who oppose Hagel’s nomination, only 28 percent held a favorable view of the former Nebraska senator, while over one-third of Americans, 35 percent, believed that they lack sufficient knowledge to render an opinion.

“This poll, even allowing for the fact that one-third of respondents admit that they have insufficient knowledge on which to form an opinion, shows clearly enough that a large proportion of Americans are concerned about Chuck Hagel’s qualifications, competence and policy positions,” said National President of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) Morton Klein.

“This is not only because of his disastrous views against sanctions and possible military action against Iran; his call for negotiations with terror groups Hamas and Hizballah, his views that the U.S. is the world’s bully; his statement that Israel has committed war crimes and a ‘sickening slaughter’ against Arabs, is ‘risking becoming an apartheid state’, that Israel has control over the State Department, and the ‘Jewish Lobby’ causes Congress to do stupid things, but also because his performance at his confirmation hearings clearly showed someone who was incoherent, contradictory and mistaken on major issues of policy,” said Klein.

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