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Sen. Inhofe: Hagel wrong on the issues

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-- right president Obama's pick to lead Defense Department set to be grilled by senators and only fifteen minutes' time.

Former senator Chuck Hagel is already faced fierce opposition from those who question his position.

On matters in the Middle East.

I cannot support.

A nominee for Defense Secretary who thinks we should be tougher on Israel.

And more lenient on -- My next guest will ask some of the questions today senator James -- -- -- Republican ranking member of the senate arms services committee and senator good morning to you thank you for spending a little bit of time with us before the hearing begins.

You just before bill yet you met with Chuck Hagel two weeks ago.

Are you a yes vote or a no vote.

No -- the no -- I I had that chat I have a great deal of respect for him great war record know that he's rolling the issues.

So I asked him to come by the office we -- had a visit I told him I would be opposing his nomination.

Are so if you're -- no votes here and your opposing him and you asked him questions specifically on what matter.

Well you don't think in his record what he's done for a long period of time he's one of only two votes.

Against the sanctions for -- -- many years ago I was helping circulated a letter.

That was four.

For Israel did that solidarity for Israel they're only four senators who wouldn't sign that letter he was one of the -- He is it into 2007.

The we had legislation.

Concerning the Iran -- revolutionary guard which -- terrorist group.

You put a monetary slipped and he he voted against this -- just.

In my opinion wrong on the issues in the Middle East it but he's right in line I say with the President Obama.

Well you said -- this is many years ago and I'm just wondering you know with with the passing of time.

Was he able to explain to you.

Fairly insufficiently why he felt that way and I don't know -- perhaps he's changed today.

But I don't think that'll happen in -- this thing instituted system that.

You know bill a good time to ask me that question would be in about six hours from now in the hearings over.

Okay well perhaps we can revisit that -- he is faced opposition from others.

Whether it was his position on Israel or or the issue with -- in the and other loudly because he did not work in the Department of Defense.

That this would be a novel start for a man like this because has been done that way before.

Had he worked the Pentagon -- DOD.

Would your position be different.

They'll they'll actually the there are other issues to the global zero movement are you aware of that that -- is say we we want a world without without.

And nuclear -- and yet.

We have right now Iran developing those capabilities North Korea developing those -- -- pretty scary thing if we have a secretary of defense.

Do what he talks about a nuclear theory free world in leading the way in that nuclear free world so just a lot of -- a lot of issues -- bill.

I give me a sense because last week when we watch these hearings there's about a five minute period for questioning in -- Iran to the next senator.

It is that how it's run today and if so how effective will these hearings -- So I think it'd be pretty effective first of all we're gonna have.

-- full attendance I'm sure of that they'll go back and forth I think we'll have.

And I'm striving for eight minute rounds in other words you can ask questions for eight minutes to try to extract answers try to keep.

Using up the clock and so that's the way -- and -- happen to be will be delayed for several hours.

That is true but the objections last week -- were aimed at Republicans.

And the critics felt the Republicans were not that they have no plan with Hillary Clinton and that's why the hearings came off the way they did.

Is there -- well ahead among you and your Republican colleagues to be more effective -- No.

Last year's elections.

We have visited -- we decided which issues are significant issues and how to ask the questions to extract the right answers.

I think you'll be pleased interesting.

How tricky could this be.

For Chuck Hagel.

Well Paris you're out -- in the wouldn't say that he's you have to answer a lot of questions.

They're not easy to answer.

So that's we'll find out how forgiveness and yeah -- will -- ultimately be approved do you think as we.

So I -- wouldn't what I wouldn't wanna speculated it really so there's a chance he won't.

No I just wouldn't want to speculate on really -- appropriate speculate on that are doing here.

OK understood senator thank you know you've got to run but I appreciate a few moments with us today.

They got it is James -- -- thank you out of Oklahoma thank you sir there's more.

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