Chuck Hagel – Quotes

If you wanted a

If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes. This is a tough business. Chuck Hagel

In a general way, if one cannot attribute to the Jew the whole responsibility of the situation, economic, political, and social, by which Algeria is being strangled, it is no exaggeration to recognize him as morally guilty, for the great part of his rìle here, still more than elsewhere, has consisted in corrupting, degrading, and … Read more

I would not trade

I would not trade America’s position in the world – our ledger, our debts and assets – for any country in the world. There isn’t a country in the world even close to America. Chuck Hagel

I have never believed

I have never believed you go to war in Iraq, you go to war in Afghanistan, and believe that you can deal with those battlefields, those countries, in microcosms, or narrow channels. Chuck Hagel

Foreign policy is all

Foreign policy is all about a universe of bad decisions, imperfect decisions; every situation is different. The dynamics, the atmospherics, the people, the pressures, the geopolitical realities shift. Chuck Hagel

We live in a

We live in a world where there are dangerous people, there are bad people. Chuck Hagel

The Israeli people must

The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security. Chuck Hagel

We can’t … take

We can’t … take that piece of reality in this business and set that aside and say, well, that doesn’t count. And the Republicans on my side understand that the majority is in fact up for grabs next year. So there’s not a decision made up here that doesn’t have that factor coursing through that … Read more

All I can do

All I can do is present what I think is in the best interest of this country and how I can best serve this country and the president of the United States. And I feel very good about that opportunity I’ve had. Chuck Hagel

Desperate men do desperate

Desperate men do desperate things when you take hope away. And that’s where the Palestinians are today. Chuck Hagel