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    In Hagel's recent writings and his public talks, he returns often to the Johnson/Russell conversations. "The duplicity and dishonesty ... that I heard in these tapes has affected me to this day and prove the lesson of Vietnam: You must have honesty and you cannot bog down great armies in complicated parts of the world that you don't' understand." The lesson was not learned. Full Article at MinnPost.com
    The duplicity and dishonesty ... that I heard in these tapes has affected me to this day and prove the lesson of Vietnam: You must have honesty and you cannot bog down great armies in complicated parts of the world that you don't' understand.
    Chuck Hagel – Chuck Hagel SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 months ago
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  1. should offer a wide-ranging diplomatic agenda for bilateral negotiations with Iran
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 months ago
  2. Hour after hour, rant after rank ... it is a feast of words and feverish emotions, interrupted only by regular commercials and the occasional call from the awe-struck fan.
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 months ago
  3. Hagel's problem is there is so little center left in the Washington politics of the 21stt century.
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 months ago
  4. we will end up with an Iraqi strongman who may or may not be pro-Western.
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 months ago
  5. We must accept that every policy is going to be flawed
    SOURCE: MinnPost.com 2 months ago

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