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Gen. James Mattis to be Sec. of Defense
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RE: Gen. James Mattis to be Sec. of Defense
Looking through the past history of the Sec. of Defense, you have to go back to 1950 with Gen. George Marshall under President Truman for the last time we had a former General of any branch of service that was appointed to be the Sec. of Defense.
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MY GOSH IT'S HABBENINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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Awesome, "Mad Dog in 'da house" !
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RE: Gen. James Mattis to be Sec. of Defense
(12-02-2016 12:50 AM)muffinman Wrote:  Looking through the past history of the Sec. of Defense, you have to go back to 1950 with Gen. George Marshall under President Truman for the last time we had a former General of any branch of service that was appointed to be the Sec. of Defense.
It's because you have to have great management skills to run the Pentagon.

He's a very cerebral man so this may work.
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Great choice !
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(12-02-2016 02:43 AM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  MY GOSH IT'S HABBENINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

I told you. Trust in the system. And by system, I mean Trump.
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(12-02-2016 07:58 AM)smudge12 Wrote:  I don't dislike Mattis, but I also agree with the principle of civilian control of the military. In that way, I disagree with this choice and hope Congress scrutinizes it not for the man, but for the idea of civilian control.

In the end though, I fully expect Congress to waive the requirement and confirm him.

General Mattis (USMC, Ret.) is currently a civilian.

AND...

HEEEEEEEEELLLLLL YESSSSSSSSSSSSS.

He'll bring brass balls back to the U.S. military.

This was the ONE pick I was really hoping for!
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The Man, The Myth, The Legend...

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(12-02-2016 07:58 AM)smudge12 Wrote:  I don't dislike Mattis, but I also agree with the principle of civilian control of the military. In that way, I disagree with this choice and hope Congress scrutinizes it not for the man, but for the idea of civilian control.

In the end though, I fully expect Congress to waive the requirement and confirm him.

The Commander-in-Chief is the ultimate civilian control of the military.
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Did I hear correctly that you have to be a civilian for at least 7 years before you can hold government office?
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(12-02-2016 12:29 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Did I hear correctly that you have to be a civilian for at least 7 years before you can hold government office?

It's been waived before and can be so again. The paperwork is already ready to be filed, which is probably why the announcement took some time.
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RE: Gen. James Mattis to be Sec. of Defense
I love this pick.

Anyone who has served should agree. Dude is sharp as a whip, is a badass and absolutely bled for his troops. Readiness will go off the charts. So will programs taking care of the men and women in uniform.

Enlisted voluntarily dueing Vietnam to be a ground pounder and then later got his college degree and a commission. Not a service academy career in the rear with the gear guy. Has led rifle units all the way up to divisions and theater ops.

The civilian weenies that Obama has increasingly allowed to infest the pentagon are in for a rude awakening.
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The snowflakes won't like him because he will be mean to ISIS.
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(12-02-2016 12:29 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  Did I hear correctly that you have to be a civilian for at least 7 years before you can hold government office?

No, you didn't understand what you heard. It has been established that you shouldn't be Sec Defense until off of active duty 7 years.

I actually think this is reasonable but question if an arbitrary date of seven years is that much more effective than four years.
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He was the general who presided over Allen West's torture hearing and declared that either he had lost his moral compass or had watched too many hollywood movies. I think he will get support from both sides.
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