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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe haven't had a Secretary of Defense for Five Months
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Senator Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Hey everybody, we are at war in 3 different countries - Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria - and inching toward conflict in 2 more - Venezuela and Iran - AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR FIVE MONTHS.
Hey everybody, we are at war in 3 different countries - Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria - and inching toward conflict in 2 more - Venezuela and Iran - AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR FIVE MONTHS.
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We haven't had a Secretary of Defense for Five Months (Original Post)
DesertRat
May 2019
OP
We haven't had a president for 2 years, so I guess it's par for the course. n/t
iscooterliberally
May 2019
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iscooterliberally
(2,867 posts)1. We haven't had a president for 2 years, so I guess it's par for the course. n/t
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)5. +1
raccoon
(31,136 posts)2. That alone should be grounds for impeachment. Not sure
If it is, though.
On edit: Not that it matters. Republicans wouldnt impeach him no matter what he did.
RainCaster
(10,962 posts)3. We haven't had a Secretary of State for two years
And that is why we are in so many wars
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)4. No worries
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)6. And Pompeo is MIA.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)7. No oversight in D.C. we have #Dictator Don.
The House subpoena's bank records, and #DitatorDon lawyers up, zero oversight in D.C.
Yavin4
(35,455 posts)8. Amazing what cutting corporate taxes buys you
You can be incompetent, corrupt, and sell out America to a foreign power so long as you cut corporate taxes.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)9. This. Exactly.
spanone
(135,952 posts)10. We haven't had a president for two years.