Ever since the White House told Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to GTFO, pretty much every potential replacement for the job has been busy shouting "Not it!" Because really, what sane person would want the thankless job of overseeing our various international clusterfucks? After, that is, undergoing what would inevitably be an excruciating confirmation process with the soon-to-be Republican-controlled Senate, who will oppose anyone nominated by Obama because ugh, Obama. Heck, even the Senate Republicans were none too thrilled when the president nominated Chuck Hagel, who had been one of them because ugh, Obama.
McCain's problem is not enough war and he kind of has a point. Right now we are at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. We occasionally dip our toe in Pakistan. We've got a shadow war going in the Ukraine. The war against ISIS brings us in to Syria and just a titch of Egypt. The president is missing an opportunity here because one more all out war and we get 2 free tanks, our own puppet dictator and a margarita machine. STUPID OBAMA!
Ugh, now House Speaker Boehner (R-Loompaland) will have to add this appointment to the lawsuit! If only Obama would stop all this presidenting and making them sue him over it! Thanks, Obama!
Oh please, the US would never get involved in any kind of covert operation against our dear southern neighbors, except for that Contra thing and the Mexican Cartels and some stuff in Chile and some guy named Juan who really pissed us off back in '85.
Unless you were referring to Columbia University, in which case cool. I've always hated their football team.
Henceforth, military hospitals will be staffed by barbers, and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences will try to wipe off the stigma of its most <a href="https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Fort_Hood_shooting" target="_blank">notorious graduate</a> by revising its curriculum to show that the four body humors control all health and disease.
This&#039;ll save <i>millions</i> that would otherwise be wasted on MRIs, germ control and so-called &quot;surgery.&quot;
When I started working for defense contractors in 1982, there was much whining about &quot;constrained budgets&quot; and &quot;limited objectives.&quot; This was during the Insane Reagan Defense Buildup&reg; that was so necessary after Jimmy Carter <i>ruined</i> the military by not starting any wars. Since then, it&#039;s only gotten <a href="http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/draghi\/defense budget.jpg" target="_blank">better and better</a>, if you define &quot;better&quot; the right way.
&quot;Just don&#039;t bring back Rumsfeld&quot; is what I imagine them saying. Even my RW service-member friends thought he was craaaaazzzy.
Joan of Arc?
Doubly ironic since the defense modernization and build-up was begun by Carter.
McCain&#039;s problem is not enough war and he kind of has a point. Right now we are at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. We occasionally dip our toe in Pakistan. We&#039;ve got a shadow war going in the Ukraine. The war against ISIS brings us in to Syria and just a titch of Egypt. The president is missing an opportunity here because one more all out war and we get 2 free tanks, our own puppet dictator and a margarita machine. STUPID OBAMA!
the real question is: what was Carter&#039;s involvement in BENGHAZI?!?
Ugh, now House Speaker Boehner (R-Loompaland) will have to add this appointment to the lawsuit! If only Obama would stop all this presidenting and making them sue him over it! Thanks, Obama!
Obi-Wan Kenobi?
<i>Ashton Carter</i>
Didn&#039;t he replace Charlie Sheen on &quot;Two and a Half Men&quot;?
But he also has a degree in Medieval History, so he might be able to argue for a geocentric universe.
FARC
Oh please, the US would never get involved in any kind of covert operation against our dear southern neighbors, except for that Contra thing and the Mexican Cartels and some stuff in Chile and some guy named Juan who really pissed us off back in &#039;85.
Unless you were referring to Columbia University, in which case cool. I&#039;ve always hated their football team.
Why not nominate a wooden duck decoy? Has about as much chance of being confirmed, and at least then the hearings would be interesting.
Medieval History may mark a change in interrogation techniques.
Henceforth, military hospitals will be staffed by barbers, and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences will try to wipe off the stigma of its most <a href="https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2009_Fort_Hood_shooting" target="_blank">notorious graduate</a> by revising its curriculum to show that the four body humors control all health and disease.
This&#039;ll save <i>millions</i> that would otherwise be wasted on MRIs, germ control and so-called &quot;surgery.&quot;
When I started working for defense contractors in 1982, there was much whining about &quot;constrained budgets&quot; and &quot;limited objectives.&quot; This was during the Insane Reagan Defense Buildup&reg; that was so necessary after Jimmy Carter <i>ruined</i> the military by not starting any wars. Since then, it&#039;s only gotten <a href="http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/user5\/imageroot\/draghi\/defense budget.jpg" target="_blank">better and better</a>, if you define &quot;better&quot; the right way.
Shut up or you&#039;ll get a pic of Charlemagne&#039;s cock
&quot;Just don&#039;t bring back Rumsfeld&quot; is what I imagine them saying. Even my RW service-member friends thought he was craaaaazzzy.