Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Foreign Policy that on Aug. 30, 2013, he was close to authorizing a strike against Syria using Tomahawk cruise missiles when President Obama phoned him during dinner time and told him to stand down.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carmichael Yepez [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“A president’s word is a big thing, and when the president says things, that’s a big deal,” Hagel said in the interview.
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