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On political expediency rather than core beliefs. on many of the security challenges facing the u.s. interests around the world, senator hagels record is deeply troubling and out of the mainstream. too often, it seems, hes willing to subscribe to a worldwide view that is predicated on appeasing our adversaries while shunning our friends. i remember quoting hiram man, who says, the best men rot in filthy jails, and those who cry, appease, appease, are hanged by those they tried to please. and ill...

Supports the obama administrations strong stance against iran is significant. and we look forward to hearing from senator hagel today in some depth on that subject. we will also be interested in senator hagels addressing troubling statements that he has made about israel and its supporters here in the united states, a statement in 2008, that our policy of nonengagement with the syrians, quote, has isolated us more than the syrians, and a 2009 statement that we should not isolate hamas, a terrori...

Heather: egypt on the brink of new turmoil after voters approve an islamic-backed constitution setting the stage for more protests. after spending decades in the shadow of power the muslim brotherhood has become a dominant force in egypt. their growing power presenting big security challenges for the u.s. because egypt has long been seen as a pillar of stability in the middle east. joining us now live, general jack keane, retired four-star general and former vice chief of staff of the army and a...

Comment that this president has thrown israel under the bus? >> he has not -- yes, i will. in the context of politics, yes, he has, absolutely. >> theres no foundation on that. >> its either true or its not. >> it is true. and let me tell you why. you had an israeli prime minister when he went to the white house being put off by himself, ignored by the president. the president refusing to sit down with him at the u.n. this is an ally. hes not going to treat morsi this way. to treat an ally like ...

>> he has not -- yes, i will. in the context of politics, yes, he has, absolutely. >> theres no foundation on that. >> its either true or its not. >> it is true. and let me tell you why. you had an israeli prime minister when he went to the white house being put off by himself, ignored by the president. the president refusing to sit down with him at the u.n. this is an ally. hes not going to treat morsi this way. to treat an ally like that is throwing him under the bus. >> the relationship is as...

Himself, ignored by the president. the president refusing to sit down with him at the u.n. this is an ally. hes not going to treat morsi this way. to treat an ally like that is throwing him under the bus. >> the relationship is as good as its ever been. and so the point is this is a sad reality where we are putting israel as a political football in an election that should not be done. and as a matter of fact, i think that the president -- that prime minister netanyahu ought to be more careful no...

right for america to stand with you. >> mitt romney trailing in polls when they are asked which candidate would handle foreign policy better. its a critical time for him to recover from what some say were big gaffes made in britain. michelle is the co-chair of the obama campaigns national security committee and former defense secretary under president obama and in the situation room during the osama bin laden raid. nice to see you. thank you for talking us with this morning. do you see...

security in focus. and later -- new details on the aurora shooting suspect. well tell you what cnn has learned about his mental state before the shooting. good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. just hours after the opening ceremony, a chinese woman has won the first gold medal in the london olympics. she competed in the air rifle competition. from last night, queen elizabeth officially opened the 2012 games after an epic journey through the united kingdoms rich history. danny boyle...

but politics. anarchy in cleveland. new information today on the five men plotting to blow up a bridge. reports this morning they were all tied to the occupy movement. payback. walmart the megastore digging deep and cutting a check for almost 4,000 employees. a probe finding the company violated overtime laws cheating workers out of thousands of dollars. and searching for maddie. the parents of missing madeleine mccann going public this morning saying the little girls brother and...

of a vote in which shes running for a parliament and says she is encouraged by the rising political awareness of the people of myanmar. and audits of apples largest supplier in china found a long list of workplace violations i including failure to adequately pay for overtime hours and the lack of true union representation, foxconn says it will bring itself into compliance within the next 16 months. much more ahead on cnn. "world business today" starts right now. good morning to you...