Don't Expect Anyone to Ask Chuck Hagel About an Orphanage Massacre During Vietnam

This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. He's been battered by big-money conservative groups looking to derail his bid for secretary of defense. Critics say he wants to end America's nuclear program. They claim he's anti-Israel and soft on Iran. So you can expect intense questioning--if only for theatrical effect--about all of the above (and undoubtedly then some) as Chuck Hagel faces his Senate confirmation hearings today. You can be sure of one other thing: Hagel's military servic...