What is Chuck Hagel talking about?
You have to wonder about people who think like Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-NE; happily, he’s retiring from the Senate:
Hagel, speaking to a small gathering at the residence of the Italian ambassador, took umbrage with several positions taken by the McCain campaign, including the Arizona Senator’s criticism of Obama for pledging to engage with Iran. Engagement is not, and should not be confused for, capitulation, he argued.
“I never understand how anyone in any realm of civilized discourse could sort through the big issues and challenges and threats and figure out how to deal with those without engaging in some way …”
Perhaps McCain figures that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s rhetoric doesn’t fall within the realm of civilized discourse.
Ahmadinejad’s bottom line is the destruction of Israel. Does Hagel think that negotiable?