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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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@ggreenwald Marcy don't the joint chiefs have way more power than the secretary of defense? am i confused1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @onekade
@onekade Under Obama, definitely, esp in strategy issues. BUt there is larger framework as well.@ggreenwald1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel i just don't get why it matters who the defense secretary is. he's just a figurehead, no?4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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