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PatSeg

(47,653 posts)
30. Ha, ha, ha!!!
Tue Nov 24, 2020, 01:27 PM
Nov 2020

Yeah!

I guess we shouldn't be surprised. We'll see a lot more of this in the coming months. I don't recall it being any different with Obama either. There will always be people who will disagree with the president's decisions and he cannot possibly please everyone all the time.

I don't expect to agree with Biden all the time, but I trust him to have the judgment and competence to make good decisions and to make adjustments when and if he doesn't. As a citizen, I don't want to micromanage everything a president does on a daily basis. Sometimes, it is nice to let him do his job and be able to sleep at night.

What's your position on this pick? greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #1
Defense isn't my area of expertise brooklynite Nov 2020 #3
ROFL greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #4
And by "stir", you mean "report political news"? brooklynite Nov 2020 #6
He just posted a political article PatSeg Nov 2020 #26
Progressive label needs DownriverDem Nov 2020 #37
Oh yes, I agree PatSeg Nov 2020 #42
I back Flournoy. Laelth Nov 2020 #2
I think the US can be world's only superpower and not army and marines in every place in the world. LiberalArkie Nov 2020 #23
+1 ancianita Nov 2020 #24
+++ still_one Nov 2020 #28
+ agree with you Laeith. We need someone in the role who has expertise in defense world. nt iluvtennis Nov 2020 #39
Not the only superpower Andy Canuck Nov 2020 #55
Not by a long shot. No. Laelth Nov 2020 #58
Well said. Too many people don't understand the perfect being the enemy of the good. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #64
The entire world relies upon us maintaining the Pax Americana. Laelth Nov 2020 #65
A female DoD Secretary seems quite a progressive choice to me Zorro Nov 2020 #5
Here's a somewhat extreme, but telling, response to that point of view. TheRickles Nov 2020 #8
You're right. The article is a very extreme response. Zorro Nov 2020 #9
That's why I was hoping to just import the image of the two planes. TheRickles Nov 2020 #14
Here is the image you wanted iluvtennis Nov 2020 #36
Thank you! TheRickles Nov 2020 #38
Here is a website where you can upload a jpegand get a direct link to paste into your DU post. iluvtennis Nov 2020 #40
Thank you. TheRickles Nov 2020 #43
LOL 👍 😁 nt iluvtennis Nov 2020 #44
Thanks!!!! IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #47
You're welcome. And you don't need to open an account either, just upload your image, iluvtennis Nov 2020 #48
Yeah. I saw that. IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #52
Excellent Image McKim Nov 2020 #57
I went past that thinking it was an ad (that page had lots of ads and a video), but I see someone... George II Nov 2020 #46
Is this the photograph? George II Nov 2020 #22
No, that's not "the image of the two planes" that I referred to. TheRickles Nov 2020 #34
A female would be great, but maybe one who is less of a war hawk IronLionZion Nov 2020 #10
Antony Blinken is also seen as a hawk. ananda Nov 2020 #21
They're both well qualified for the job IronLionZion Nov 2020 #29
I wonder if it's possible that .. ananda Nov 2020 #54
I like Ike. IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #50
While I certainly don't support "forever wars" ... Happy Hoosier Nov 2020 #7
It is not just the "Forever Wars" 4Q2u2 Nov 2020 #11
The SoD doesn't cut the budget edhopper Nov 2020 #13
Great Imput 4Q2u2 Nov 2020 #15
I've Been Involved With DoD Budgeting for 20 Years COL Mustard Nov 2020 #17
Wasn't a budget officer nor worked in the budget office, DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #51
Do they have a preferred nominee that might be better? Maybe they should run for President... George II Nov 2020 #12
Ha, ha, ha!!! PatSeg Nov 2020 #30
Oh, come on now, George mcar Nov 2020 #62
Call me paranoid, but when I see phrases like "many progressives", or "many people", beastie boy Nov 2020 #16
Good point PatSeg Nov 2020 #31
Not a single name was mentioned in the two-paragraph article. George II Nov 2020 #32
Agree. It's another version of the "Dems in disarray" trope that they love LymphocyteLover Nov 2020 #35
Totally agree DownriverDem Nov 2020 #41
All Good Questions.. I feel the same. Cha Nov 2020 #61
Too much experience for some, I guess. elleng Nov 2020 #18
I'd rather bdamomma Nov 2020 #53
Until we don't have a belligerent Russia and China, this is how it has to be Submariner Nov 2020 #19
I agree. They should see America trend now toward hawkish. Appearances affect their behavior. ancianita Nov 2020 #25
Without forever wars the public might start to question the need for big defense budgets. jalan48 Nov 2020 #20
Isn't there a qualified, combat seasoned General out there Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2020 #27
Wesley Clark? dhill926 Nov 2020 #33
I will probably get smacked for this but, what the hell William769 Nov 2020 #45
FTR DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #49
Where do you get your BS detector calibrated? Harker Nov 2020 #56
That media loves to pound wedges. A couple of observations: PatrickforO Nov 2020 #59
DoD needs a leader who can say "no" DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #63
I'm just gonna chill and let Mr.Bill Nov 2020 #60
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Nov 2020 #66
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