Hagel resigning

[CountDeMoney]

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WASHINGTON — Administration sources say that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is resigning from President Barack Obama's Cabinet.

Hagel, a former Republican senator, has served as Pentagon chief since early 2013. Obama is expected to announce the resignation Monday.

The official insisted on anonymity because this person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly ahead of Obama's official announcement.

A senior defense official said that Hagel submitted his resignation letter to Obama on Monday morning and the president accepted it. Hagel agreed to remain in office until his successor is confirmed by the Senate, the official said.

The official says that both Habel and Obama "determined that it was time for new leadership in the Pentagon." The official adds that they had been discussing the matter over a period of several weeks.

[Ed Anger]

NBC sez he was forced out.

[Ed Anger]

BRING IN SAM NUNN

[mongers]

To replace him I propose a three man committee of 11B4V, Grumbler and Berkut.  :theLanguisheWayIsRight:

[CountDeMoney]

Fuck you, then,  Ed and I will go start our own.

[mongers]

Fuck you, then,  Ed and I will go start our own.

I did have you in the frame, but thought it should be kept to just three men and was conflicted over the entertainment vs strident policy document output balance. 

[Jacob]

Well... he's remaining in the position until a successor is confirmed. How long does that process typically take?

[DontSayBanana]

Well... he's remaining in the position until a successor is confirmed. How long does that process typically take?

Depends on whether the Senate's majority party feels like playing nice.  In the case of appointing a director to the ATF, that took 7 years.

[crazy canuck]

So he resigned but he could be in the job until the end of the next President's term?

[Ed Anger]

Fuck you, then,  Ed and I will go start our own.

Our rule would be epic.

[CountDeMoney]

"We're bringing back the Shrike.  Hell, we're naming everything the Shrike, because it sounds that fucking cool."

[Ed Anger]

And the A-1 and A-4.

[CountDeMoney]

Nike missiles, for the Air Jordan payloads.  They swoosh when you launch them, and then the warhead berates and belittles everybody it's ever known.

[Ed Anger]

LOL. Causes migraines to our allies.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

"We're bringing back the Shrike.  Hell, we're naming everything the Shrike, because it sounds that fucking cool."

As long as the warhead can be removed from the seeker this time.