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I have no issue with the selection, provided they are qualified. I won't say most qualified because do they ever pick the most qualified?
This isn't gigantic news. I hate that they always have to make race a qualifier in the news reports.
I agree; why was his race highlighted in the announcement? It's almost as if the "news" is saying "Biden takes a risk on having a Black man as sec def" WTF is that?
aa, er, Colin Powell or Condy Rice not come to mind? Oh right, they were Republican president appointments.
Powell and Rice were Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, respectively (Powell was both at different times), neither was Secretary of Defense.
A quick review of his service history seems to indicate he is well qualified for the job. He served his country and seems a good fit for defense secretary. Please state specific objections to his nomination if you disagree.
Please don't tell me he is an equal opportunity candidate. Review his history in the army. You don't command elements of the 82nd airborne without earning it.
No, I do not like Biden or Trump. Why attack this Soldier over politics? He seems to be a good man.
It's safe to presume he's a sociopathic politician, like anyone else who reaches that level these days.
Do you know he's picking that man because of his race? Do you really know that for a fact?
If you don't like Biden, then just admit you don't like him. However, this is just a cop out.
No, but it's pretty likely, almost certain, given his record: He vowed to pick a black female (about 7% of the US population) as his VP, and he did. So yes, he picks based on race. So did Obama - he picked a guy for the Administrator of NASA who said the chief goal of the Agency was Muslim outreach (all along I thought it was peaceful space exploration ....). Nice guy, but probably the worst Administrator NASA has ever had (and they're had some doozies).
We need a non-military person to be Secretary of Defense.
The candidate would have to over-qualified to attain that position in the nation’s military. Any slacker, much less a nonwhite one could not have reached that post. Like they said in an SNL skit, the blacks will still complain.
I would like to see a civilian head the DOD, too many military cabinet members.
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