e already know the answer to that one. More proof of our losing struggle against forgetting could be seen just a few weeks ago, in the battle over Chuck Hagel's confirmation to be Secretary of Defense. Not only was opposition to his nomination led by those who were most wrong on the biggest foreign policy ca

mocratic idea and the difficulties our competitors, particularly China, confront. Some of this will play out in the confirmation hearing/battle over Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense and the related argument over how long American troops should stay in Afghanistan. And for those defense hawks w

we already know the answer to that one. More proof of our losing struggle against forgetting could be seen just a few weeks ago, in the battle over Chuck Hagel's confirmation to be Secretary of Defense. Not only was opposition to his nomination led by those who were most wrong on the biggest foreign policy ca