To WH: don't back down on Hagel nom

 This is my e-mail to the White House contact site today.

Never thought I'd be writing to the White House urging them to stand behind a Republican (potential) cabinet nominee, but the Right Wing attacks on Chuck Hagel should be resisted resolutely. Hagel is as honest and straightforward as they come in politics, and his position on reasoned restraint towards Israel's Right Wing government, and a rational and cool review of America's relations with Iran, are EXACTLY what is needed right now. Assuming Hagel is in fact the president's choice, he should not back down. 

This opinion is a reflection of the comments of Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson on Ian Masters's show on Sunday, the 23rd. See ianmasters.com .