Cuomo for Attorney General?

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Duchy: apparently because General Austin's black.

DING. DING.

No one but you even suggested such a thing.

Kinda ironic to use Ike as a justification for denying an ex-military guy the position of Secretary of Defense.

@earl-of-trumps said
Don't let the military get close to autonomy

The Secretary of Defense is a subordinate removable at the President's will.

I'm not seeing this "autonomy".

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Duchy: I disagree with the proposition that "Congress should give General Austin a
special waiver just because he's an African American."

DING. DING.

Again, no one is claiming such a thing but you. Your seething resentment towards blacks shows crystal clear.

Secretary Mattis was granted the waiver by a wide margin even before Trump's inauguration. https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/james-mattis-defense-secretary-waiver-233611

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George Marshall was A) A soldier and B) the Secretary of Defense. Moreover, he was granted a Congressional waiver.

Your posts don't make any more sense the fifth time you post them then they did the first.

@earl-of-trumps said
How does it not make sense to have a civilian be in charge of the military?

Who does the military serve, themselves or the citizenry?

Isn't someone with military experience best suited to run th he military?

I think you're assuming the Pentagon actually makes decisions regarding waging war, invading countries, assassinations, etc. They don't.

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The Secretary of Defense is a subordinate post to the President who is Constitutionally named Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Thus, a civilian will be in charge of the military regardless.

""Congress and the American public historically have been unwaveringly opposed to the military operating outside the control of civilian authorities".

Of course, the military never acts outside of the control of civilian authorities in the US, so that statement is fallacious.

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More spam.

In other words, my statements regarding Marshall being a soldier, appointed to the position of Secretary of Defense with a Congressional waiver are all accurate not "ignorant" or "disingenuous".

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Perhaps you think there are no ethical or legal guidelines restricting such activities by the Secretary of Defense.

You are woefully ignorant.

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There is nothing in the relevant statute mandating that the Congressional waiver may only be given in "extraordinary times".