<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[If Hagel Wasn&#8217;t An Idiot, He Wouldn&#8217;t Believe What He&nbsp;Does]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Obama intentionally picks an idiot for secretary of defense, and then he is surprised to find that the guy is an idiot.</p>
<blockquote><p>“It’s somewhere between baffling and incomprehensible,” a member of Mr. Obama’s own team of advisers on Iran said on Thursday night when asked about Mr. Hagel’s stumbling performance on the question during the all-day hearing. The worry was evident in the voice of the official, who would not speak on the record while criticizing the performance of the president’s nominee.</p>
<p><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/on-iran-hagel-muddles-the-message/">On Iran, Hagel Muddles the Message &#8211; NYTimes.com</a></p></blockquote>
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