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Algernon Moncrieff

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3. Ummm...his first name is Ashton, not Ashley

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 12:29 AM

Mar 2015

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Carter

Ashton Baldwin "Ash" Carter (born September 24, 1954) is the United States Secretary of Defense. He is also a physicist, and a former Harvard University professor of Science and International Affairs. He was nominated by President Barack Obama, and confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93–5, to replace Chuck Hagel as the US Secretary of Defense.

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Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter [View all] fadedrose Mar 2015 OP

He's an MIC-whore assclown. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #1

But he speaks clearly fadedrose Mar 2015 #2

Mostly a lifelong Pentagon bureaucrat, in and out. Had to get an ethics waiver TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #6

Maybe fadedrose Mar 2015 #8

Hagel wasn't a dove--he advocated a more aggressive use of special forces closer TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #14

Twilight, fadedrose Mar 2015 #23

I think Obama understands what's going on over there. That's not the issue-- TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #26

But if he gets critics off his back - fadedrose Mar 2015 #28

I was appalled by how he treated Hagel. Cabinet members come and go, they TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #32

I learned a lot from you fadedrose Mar 2015 #33

Ummm...his first name is Ashton, not Ashley Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #3

I wondered about that fadedrose Mar 2015 #4

There's no need to be sorry Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #35

Am I the girl you don't want to talk to at a party fadedrose Mar 2015 #41

Gees, he has 3 last names, how 'bout that? fadedrose Mar 2015 #5

Hagel is a Republican and we did not elect a Democrat to the WH so we could have Republicans sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #7

Leon Panetta was a Dem. However, Carter was actually more of the SecDef TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #9

Is Ashton a Dem or Rep? fadedrose Mar 2015 #12

Leon Panetta began his career as a Republican./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #15

Right, but he converted a long time ago. Supposedly (snort). TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #17

I am just a humble reporter DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #19

Republicans are better at War fadedrose Mar 2015 #10

Um...no. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #18

FDR, Wilson, and Truman were pretty good at war. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #20

Glad you didn't bring up LBJ. LOL. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #21

Because he wasn't particularly good at it but the Dominican invasion was successful./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #24

FDR is not fair to bring up fadedrose Mar 2015 #25

I never said he wasn't a great president nor was his prosecution of WW ll unjustified. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #27

He was both fadedrose Mar 2015 #29

No argument from me. He's in my pantheon of presidents. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #30

In my parent's generation, the saying was always "The Democrats are the party of War" Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #36

That is the impression that is given. I think the neocons got their claws into the government sabrina 1 Mar 2015 #40

That's how I felt bigwillq Mar 2015 #34

But he's not Hillary. That's all that matters... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #11

Amen, Brother nt fadedrose Mar 2015 #13

he will do what hillary did - implement policy dictated by barack obama. your point is...? nt msongs Mar 2015 #16

To some the fact that a candidate is not HRC is all that matters. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #22

He is a careerist and he knows the Pentagon very, VERY well. MADem Mar 2015 #31

Also, in keeping with recent tradition, the next President will probably keep him on for 1-2 years Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #37

That would be a smart move. MADem Mar 2015 #38

I know exactly what you are saying Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #39