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Türkisblau
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« on: December 02, 2014, 06:00:06 PM »
« edited: December 02, 2014, 06:02:35 PM by Türkisblau »

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/defense-secretary-chuck-hagel-jeh-johnson-ash-carter-113239.html?hp=t4_r
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 06:02:24 PM »

Last man standing..
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2014, 06:05:21 PM »

A bit uninspired of a choice, I'd say.
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2014, 06:12:04 PM »
« Edited: December 02, 2014, 06:17:56 PM by Türkisblau »


I think that it's pretty clear that the Obama admin. isn't looking to cause any confirmation battles right now. Ashton Carter seems extremely qualified and is almost universally liked so I feel that he is a great choice.
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2014, 06:43:58 PM »

I think everyone else declined, literally. It's a two year job. You can't do a lot in that time frame, really.
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2014, 11:00:24 PM »

I think everyone else declined, literally. It's a two year job. You can't do a lot in that time frame, really.

More like they declined because who honestly wants to be SecDef at a time like this?

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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2014, 11:39:59 PM »

I think everyone else declined, literally. It's a two year job. You can't do a lot in that time frame, really.

Two years is about the length of the average SecDef term (538 had an article on this).
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« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2014, 12:02:15 AM »

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« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2014, 02:00:35 PM »

Somebody has to do it.
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« Reply #9 on: December 03, 2014, 03:03:17 PM »

Obama was going to ask me if Carter declined since no one else above a teenager agreed to take it.
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