@emptywheel @ggreenwald Marcy don't the joint chiefs have way more power than the secretary of defense? am i confused
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@onekade Under Obama, definitely, esp in strategy issues. BUt there is larger framework as well.@ggreenwald -
@emptywheel i just don't get why it matters who the defense secretary is. he's just a figurehead, no? -
@onekade No, not entirely. Furthermore in this case Hagel was a symbol that must be eliminated. -
@emptywheel what has he actually done? if the joint chiefs are in charge of strategy…what's the role of secdef really about? -
@onekade I think it does depend on who it is--Gates was obviously much stronger.
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@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 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@ggreenwald I'm sure someone else has noted this, but, like Tom Hagen, he's just not a wartime consielgereThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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 bookThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@ggreenwald his words 30 year war to defeat 200,000 strong ISISThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel@ggreenwald don't forget the failed attempt to try to help Obama's bipartisan image tooThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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