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Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel is angry. He’s upset about the more than 1,700 U.S. soldiers killed and nearly 13,000 wounded in Iraq. He’s also aggravated by the continued string of sunny assessments from the Bush administration, such as Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent remark that the insurgency is in its “last throes.” “Things aren’t getting better; they’re getting worse. The White House is completely disconnected from reality,” Hagel tells U.S. News. “It’s like they’re just making it up as they go along. The reality is that we’re losing in Iraq.” USNews.com
Hagel is considered moderate in the GOP, but its interesting that anyone would even dare to say something such as this. A couple of years ago nobody would have dared to go against the president like this.
Sen. McCain will be on Meet the Press later today. Should be interesting.
