Military experience for the role of Defense Secretary is irrelevant?

Death 1398 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 4:44 pm on Nov 17, 2024

Surely you jest. Yes, you can put someone in the position with no experience but to say that military service is irrelevant when judging qualifications is disingenuous at best. Why would Trump choose Mattis? It absolutely matters whether you wish to believe it or not. Hegseth is a terrible choice.

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Military experience for the role of Defense Secretary is irrelevant? Death 4:44pm · 11/17/24
- It's a civilian position! Tell me what military experience William Cohen had qualify him to be Eli 5:36pm · 11/17/24
  - Yes, it's a civilian position, you keep stating this blatantly obvious fact as if it has bearing. Death 5:52pm · 11/17/24
    - My whole point is military experience, i.e. serving in military or not, being a general or not, is Eli 7:25pm · 11/17/24
      - Your point is a false assertion not backed by factsNT Death 7:39pm · 11/17/24

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