The U.S. Senate committee has approved Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon, SIA reports quoting foreign press.
Not all were in favor of the former senator, but the "yes" votes were enough to move the approval process to the next level.
The first hearing on Hagel’s candidacy took place last Thursday and approved the nomination.
Senators spent more than eight hours questioning the candidate.
Hagel has made it clear that he would continue down the road of his predecessors as Secretary of Defense, namely Robert Gates and Leon Panetta.
In his view, the main threats to the United States as from countries such as North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan, while Russia, by contrast, is a strategic partner for America.
Hagel’s candidacy now goes to the full Senate.
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