U.S. Secretary Of Defense Hagel Critical Of White House Syrian Policy

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks at the 2014 USO Gala in Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2014. DoD Photo by Glenn Fawcett

Hagel Wrote Memo To White House Criticizing Syria Strategy -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- Earlier this month, while on an trip to Latin America to discuss climate change, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sat down and wrote a highly private, and very blunt memo to National Security Advisor Susan Rice about U.S. policy toward Syria.

It was a detailed analysis, crafted directly by Hagel "expressing concern about overall Syria strategy," a senior U.S. official tells CNN. The official directly familiar with the contents declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The existence of the memo itself was first reported by the New York Times.

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My Comment: It looks like someone in the Pentagon leaked this memo .... and it would not surprise me if there are some in the White House who are not pleased right now.