secretary of defense

Mother Jones with one of the better roundups I’ve seen on Obama’s VP Options.

From Donald Sensing:

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has just fired both Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley.

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has just fired both Secretary of the

From TPM, the executive summary of the Senate report on the usage of intel in the lead up to the Iraq war:

Interesting development over at Ben Smith's house. Apparently, the CEO of FedEx Fred Smith, whom McCain listed as a potential Secretary of Defense, thinks George Marshall might've been right to oppose the recognition of Israel; and that John McCain most reminds Smith of Marshall.

Candidate for the Democratic nomination to the US Senate, Mike Padgett, had some bold words for the Marine from Nashville, Bob Tuke, after the Tuke campaign sent out an email urging supporters to vote in an online straw poll:

Cecily Friday just doesn’t get it. To defend Nevelle Obama, she quoted the Secretary of Defense who said,
“We need to figure out a way to develop some leverage . . . and then sit down and talk with them..”
Notice that I highlighted the words “develop some leverage”.
Remember the two examples Obama used in justifying his [...]

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and [...]

Bush in Israel compared talking with terrorists with appeasing Nazis; asserting that any progress from such negotiations would be a "foolish delusion." Ironic...

Bush in Israel compares talking with terrorists with appeasing Nazis. Clearly a shot at Obama. CNN reports: