Country Before Politics ; the Senate and Military Promotions
The Washington Times › September 18, 2006
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Next week, the US Senate has yet another opportunity to choose between self-serving superficiality or a willingness to put country before politics
Tomorrow, the Senate Armed Services Committee will hold hearings on two important military promotions and assignments. The two General Officer nominees served in succession between 2002 and 2006 as senior military assistants to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Obviously, it will be tempting for some senators to use the occasion to play "let's beat up on Rumsfeld" instead of truly considering the merits of the officers before them. It will be easy for these senators to take another temporal stab for small political gain, while ignoring the damage they are doing to the process of attracting and retaining the best to serve our country in uniform.See the full content of this document
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Country Before Politics ; the Senate and Military Promotions
General officer promotions and assignment of three- and four- star officers require Senate confirmation. Prior to recommendation, a potential nominee's military records are scruti...
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