With Hagel and Brennan, Obama picks longtime advisors he trusts
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Clifford Armion
le 01/08/2013
Activer le mode zenChristi Parsons and Ken Dilanian
WASHINGTON — President Obama turned to two men with whom he has close personal ties to fill top national security positions Monday, brushing aside warnings of fights on Capitol Hill as he reinforced his preference for working with longtime advisors.In nominating Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator, for secretary of Defense and White House counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan to lead the CIA, Obama warned that a prolonged Senate debate over their confirmations could risk the country's safety.
"We don't like to leave a lot of gaps between the time that one set of leaders transitions out and another transitions in," he said. "So we need to get moving quickly on this."
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"With Hagel and Brennan, Obama picks longtime advisors he trusts", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), août 2013. Consulté le 18/09/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/with-hagel-and-brennan-obama-picks-longtime-advisors-he-trusts