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jrandom421

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2. The Department of Defense is not a private fiefdom

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 01:15 PM

Feb 2013

The Defense Secretary serves at the pleasure of the President. Which means he toes the line the President has drawn, does a huge good faith effort to implement the President's policies. If he fails at that, or does some really crazy stuff, like attempting to attack North Korea on his own authority, he's gone. End of problem.

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The Department of Defense is not a private fiefdom jrandom421 Feb 2013 #2

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