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irisblue

(33,032 posts) Mon Jul 15, 2019, 05:13 PM Jul 2019

3rd Acting Sec of Defense-Richard Spencer-No not that one

Mark Knoller (@markknoller) Tweeted:
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer takes over as Acting Secretary of Defense, as previous Acting Secy Mark Esper steps down for confirmation hearings as DefSec. Spencer now the 3rd Acting Secretary since James Mattis resigned at the end of 2018. https://t.co/jCAFDkYqjr

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3rd Acting Sec of Defense-Richard Spencer-No not that one (Original Post) irisblue Jul 2019 OP

This is " That Richard Spencer" irisblue Jul 2019 #1

"No, not that one."-------Are we SURE? nt Atticus Jul 2019 #2

Is this an important position? What does the Secretary of Defense do? gratuitous Jul 2019 #3

Only the best people (snark) PJMcK Jul 2019 #4

irisblue

(33,032 posts)

1. This is " That Richard Spencer"

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 05:15 PM

Jul 2019

Racist got punched on 1/20/17

Colin Jones (@colinjones) Tweeted:
Richard Spencer got punched while explaining what Pepe is https://t.co/CeCx31fKHm

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Atticus

(15,124 posts)

2. "No, not that one."-------Are we SURE? nt

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 05:19 PM

Jul 2019

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. Is this an important position? What does the Secretary of Defense do?

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 05:23 PM

Jul 2019

Is it as important as, say, the Secretary of Education, or HHS?

PJMcK

(22,050 posts)

4. Only the best people (snark)

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2019, 05:31 PM

Jul 2019

These guys are managing the largest military in the history of the world. The lethal power they have at their fingertips could destroy the Earth several times over. Yet, there is nothing but chaos in the upper echelons of the Pentagon.

So, I'm compelled to ask, who's running the shop?

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