Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel seemed to counsel caution on the continued escalation of the US war against ISIS, something that is in short supply as most officials are pushing for escalation both in Iraq and into neighboring Syria.
“Once you start an airstrike, or once you start any military action, it doesn’t end there,” warned Hagel, who said the US has to weigh the consequences of any escalations they commit to in the war.
At the same time he tried to offer himself up as a voice of comparative sanity in the push for ever-escalating the open-ended war, Hagel also sought to sideline war opponents, insisting that inaction wasn’t an option, meaning the only question up for debate was how big of a war the US was launching, and how soon.
That’s a noteworthy omission in the list of options, particularly since the administration has admitted to not having any actual strategy that they believe will lead to an accomplishment of their war goals.
At the very least Hagel seems to be a voice against the most precipitous escalation of the disastrous war, but at the end of the day, officials still seem to believe that doing “something,” even if it’s a profoundly bad idea, is the only option.
Doh, the Syrian escalation produced ISIS. What will this one produce? We've already had heart eaters. How about baby-blood drinkers?
He is as much a puppet as is his bosses. If the elites decide there is to be war, they will machinate to bring it about and we the majority will be the ones to suffer. Both over there and over here. When will the majority stand up and as one shout "Enough!"
Sadly that still is a way off.
Tell your boss that not us. Your preaching to the choir
If Hagel represents a voice of "comparative sanity" coming from Washington, this tells us something about the sanity of of our politicians in Washington.
Excellent time to buy stock in Bechtel, Lockheed Martin, Halliburton and Raytheon.
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