Shinseki heads to the Hill
Five years ago, then-General Eric Shinseki made headlines for clashing with the Bush administration on Iraq war policy. His now-famous statement on the numbers of soldiers required for the Iraq was belittled and eventually he was ousted over it. Fast forward to today, where he’s expected to have a smooth Senate confirmation hearing in his bid to lead the Veterans Affairs Department under Barack Obama. For more, we go to Larry Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former assistant Secretary of Defense in the Reagan administration.
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