Maybe Dr. Drew can be the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Anonymous wrote:I get he wants to own the libs but can we not play around with national security? There isn’t a single republican general around to take this job?

Generals are perfumed princes. They are basically politicians. That’s it .

It's the Secretary of defense. If it's always a general or other top rank in that position, maybe it's important to have a skilled politician that also achieved a top rank in that role.

Well, I am a vet who would rather be led by the guy with a CIB. Period.

Literally, you are likely more qualified than this guy.

What’s your military experience?

DP. Just out of curiosity, I looked up some former Sec. Defs. Here are the ones who were appointed by Democratic presidents:

Ashton B. Carter
Barack Obama Administration: ZERO military experience

Chuck Hagel
Barack Obama Administration: fought in Vietnam as enlisted, left as Sergeant (which I believe is lower than Major?)

Leon E. Panetta
Barack Obama Administration: ZERO military experience, unless you count two years as a young Army intel officer

Robert M. Gates
George W. Bush / Barack Obama Administration: left Air Force as 2nd Lieutenant (lower than Major, correct?)

William S. Cohen
William Clinton Administration: ZERO military experience

Leslie Aspin
William Clinton Administration: ZERO military experience

The point isn't to diminish the wealth of *other* experience all of these men had, but simply to point out that having military experience is NOT a criterion for the job.

https://history.defense.gov/Multimedia/Biographies/Article-View/Article/571296/ashton-b-carter/

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Anonymous wrote:Gorgeous man

lol

He kinda reminds me of Michael Ian Black.

After a regiment of human growth hormones.

This makes me very anxious. Hope he doesn't get confirmed.

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Anonymous wrote:I get he wants to own the libs but can we not play around with national security? There isn’t a single republican general around to take this job?

Generals are perfumed princes. They are basically politicians. That’s it .

I appreciate you’re still waiting for your talking points (i.e, why MAGA has been so quiet in this thread)…but this isn’t going to be on them.

DP. You've had several people with good points speaking up about this. You just ignore, as always. Oh, and not everyone is "MAGA." Give it a rest.

Nobody has been made any good points in defense of this pick.

Agree. Let's hear about why he will be good at managing this responsibility beyond "he will give the finger to the pentagon."

The DOD is a massive organization. I’m not saying it needs to be a general, but I don’t think it is too much to ask to have someone with significant experience running large organizations or agencies and have a background in security or defense. It’s a huge responsibility.

Obama appointed Chuck Hagel. He was didnt have a long military career (a couple yrs in Vietnam), also wasn’t in the CIA or anything else that stands out as superior qualification.

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Anonymous wrote:I am guessing, no more wars that he would need to oversee.

You all are confusing combatant commanders with the Sec Def.

Pardon my ignorance. Who is responsible for the country's defense and advises the president?

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Anonymous wrote:Wtf

Princeton ROTC. Served active in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gitmo. Bronze star. A political and media creature since then, but still serves in the Guard. At least he can relate to being in the military.

Oh well...if he can relate to being in the military then sign him up. It is the Secretary of defense so being able to relate to being in the military would be such a great quality.

The current one was previously a four star general

The one who decided to have surgery without telling anyone - not even his second in command? That one?
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Wasn’t he in the hospital having a terrible medical crisis and didn’t inform the president? Nobody knew?

That’s the fantastic executive skills dcum progressives are so enthralled with; he’s a 4 star, in charge of everything, service members around the world are under his command, and that’s what happened. Unbelievable.

Let an e4 miss formation and see what happens, but Lloyd Austin is hospitalized and tells no one.

The SecDef is not in "command"

The United States secretary of defense (SecDef) is the head of the United States Department of Defense, the executive department of the U.S. Armed Forces, and is a high-ranking member of the federal cabinet.[5][6][7] The secretary of defense's position of command and authority over the military is second only to that of the president of the United States, who is the commander-in-chief. This position corresponds to what is generally known as a defense minister in many other countries.[8] The secretary of defense is appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, and is by custom a member of the Cabinet and by law a member of the National Security Council.[9]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense

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Anonymous wrote:I get he wants to own the libs but can we not play around with national security? There isn’t a single republican general around to take this job?

Generals are perfumed princes. They are basically politicians. That’s it .

I appreciate you’re still waiting for your talking points (i.e, why MAGA has been so quiet in this thread)…but this isn’t going to be on them.

DP. You've had several people with good points speaking up about this. You just ignore, as always. Oh, and not everyone is "MAGA." Give it a rest.

Nobody has been made any good points in defense of this pick.

Agree. Let's hear about why he will be good at managing this responsibility beyond "he will give the finger to the pentagon."

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Anonymous wrote:Wtf

Princeton ROTC. Served active in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gitmo. Bronze star. A political and media creature since then, but still serves in the Guard. At least he can relate to being in the military.

Oh well...if he can relate to being in the military then sign him up. It is the Secretary of defense so being able to relate to being in the military would be such a great quality.

The current one was previously a four star general

The one who decided to have surgery without telling anyone - not even his second in command? That one?
DP

Wasn’t he in the hospital having a terrible medical crisis and didn’t inform the president? Nobody knew?

That’s the fantastic executive skills dcum progressives are so enthralled with; he’s a 4 star, in charge of everything, service members around the world are under his command, and that’s what happened. Unbelievable.

Let an e4 miss formation and see what happens, but Lloyd Austin is hospitalized and tells no one.

The SecDef is not in "command"

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Anonymous wrote:Wtf

Princeton ROTC. Served active in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gitmo. Bronze star. A political and media creature since then, but still serves in the Guard. At least he can relate to being in the military.

Oh well...if he can relate to being in the military then sign him up. It is the Secretary of defense so being able to relate to being in the military would be such a great quality.

The current one was previously a four star general

The one who decided to have surgery without telling anyone - not even his second in command? That one?
DP

Wasn’t he in the hospital having a terrible medical crisis and didn’t inform the president? Nobody knew?

That’s the fantastic executive skills dcum progressives are so enthralled with; he’s a 4 star, in charge of everything, service members around the world are under his command, and that’s what happened. Unbelievable.

Let an e4 miss formation and see what happens, but Lloyd Austin is hospitalized and tells no one.

So he's such a bad pick you guys have already resorted to "waddabout"...

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Anonymous wrote:Wtf

Princeton ROTC. Served active in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gitmo. Bronze star. A political and media creature since then, but still serves in the Guard. At least he can relate to being in the military.

Oh well...if he can relate to being in the military then sign him up. It is the Secretary of defense so being able to relate to being in the military would be such a great quality.

The current one was previously a four star general

The one who decided to have surgery without telling anyone - not even his second in command? That one?
DP

Wasn’t he in the hospital having a terrible medical crisis and didn’t inform the president? Nobody knew?

That’s the fantastic executive skills dcum progressives are so enthralled with; he’s a 4 star, in charge of everything, service members around the world are under his command, and that’s what happened. Unbelievable.

Let an e4 miss formation and see what happens, but Lloyd Austin is hospitalized and tells no one.

Anonymous wrote:I am guessing, no more wars that he would need to oversee.

You all are confusing combatant commanders with the Sec Def.

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Anonymous wrote:I get he wants to own the libs but can we not play around with national security? There isn’t a single republican general around to take this job?

Generals are perfumed princes. They are basically politicians. That’s it .

I appreciate you’re still waiting for your talking points (i.e, why MAGA has been so quiet in this thread)…but this isn’t going to be on them.

DP. You've had several people with good points speaking up about this. You just ignore, as always. Oh, and not everyone is "MAGA." Give it a rest.

Nobody has been made any good points in defense of this pick.

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Anonymous wrote:I get he wants to own the libs but can we not play around with national security? There isn’t a single republican general around to take this job?

Generals are perfumed princes. They are basically politicians. That’s it .

I appreciate you’re still waiting for your talking points (i.e, why MAGA has been so quiet in this thread)…but this isn’t going to be on them.

DP. You've had several people with good points speaking up about this. You just ignore, as always. Oh, and not everyone is "MAGA." Give it a rest.