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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 24 Nov 2014

    Shorter Obama: Hagel was brought in to make peace. So I'm going to fire him now.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/hagel-said-to-be-stepping-down-as-defense-chief-under-pressure.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=0 …

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      2. onekade‏ @onekade 24 Nov 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel @ggreenwald Marcy don't the joint chiefs have way more power than the secretary of defense? am i confused

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 24 Nov 2014
        Replying to @onekade

        @onekade Under Obama, definitely, esp in strategy issues. BUt there is larger framework as well. @ggreenwald

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      4. onekade‏ @onekade 24 Nov 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel i just don't get why it matters who the defense secretary is. he's just a figurehead, no?

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      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 24 Nov 2014
        Replying to @onekade

        @onekade No, not entirely. Furthermore in this case Hagel was a symbol that must be eliminated.

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      6. onekade‏ @onekade 24 Nov 2014
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel what has he actually done? if the joint chiefs are in charge of strategy…what's the role of secdef really about?

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      7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 24 Nov 2014
        Replying to @onekade

        @onekade I think it does depend on who it is--Gates was obviously much stronger.

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      1. Gaius Publius‏ @Gaius_Publius 24 Nov 2014
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        Sweet take >> RT @emptywheel: Shorter Obama: Hagel was brought in to make peace. So I'm going to fire him now. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/us/hagel-said-to-be-stepping-down-as-defense-chief-under-pressure.html?smid=tw-bna&_r=0 …

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      1. sammis‏ @sammis 24 Nov 2014
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        @emptywheel @ggreenwald I'm sure someone else has noted this, but, like Tom Hagen, he's just not a wartime consielgere

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      1. Isabel Rodriguez‏ @IsabelR38523722 24 Nov 2014
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        @emptywheel @FiveRights Why to bring Hagel in the first place? Another Obamish decision. Well, now Hagel will have the time to write a book

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      1. Terrence D. Benish‏ @terrybenish 24 Nov 2014
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        @emptywheel @ggreenwald his words 30 year war to defeat 200,000 strong ISIS

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      1. Wilfong Brillo‏ @Amazing_Kreskin 24 Nov 2014
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        @emptywheel That's what he gets for hiring a republican. Oh Yeah, what does the taller Obama have to say, he's the mean one right?

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      1. Robb M‏ @robbm02 24 Nov 2014
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        @emptywheel @ggreenwald don't forget the failed attempt to try to help Obama's bipartisan image too

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