Jules Witcover
President Obama's nominations of former
If all three are confirmed by the
Kerry and Hagel initially voted for Bush's use-of-force resolution that authorized the invasion of
The trio's nominations, and particularly those of the two
The president's limited commitment of air support but no ground troops in the British-and French-led effort to depose Moammar Gaddafi in
The president in 2010 did yield to his generals' pressure and accede to a Bush-like surge of combat troops into
His appointment of Kerry, seasoned in foreign policy as chairman of the
Still, Obama, having avoided a battle with the decision not to offer the nomination of UN Ambassador
As the first enlisted
The previous Republican who ran the
If confirmed, he can expect to have a strong ally within the administration not only in Obama, with whom he has traveled abroad, but also with Vice President
As a man who marches to the beat of his own drum, having retired from the
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