Tough Fight Awaits Hagel For Defense Secretary Post -- Defense News
U.S. President Barack Obama nominated former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to serve as defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to head the CIA, two key administration national security posts.
Obama called Hagel the “leader that our troops deserve,” during an early afternoon Jan. 7 speech at the White House.
A former Army sergeant who fought in the Vietnam War, Hagel would be the first enlisted veteran to lead the military if confirmed.
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