From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: Lee Lee The Wee Wee Wrangler Thinks Only Black Men Can Be Joint
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:57:55 -0800
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-02-23 17:46, AlleyCat wrote:
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> On Sun, 23 Feb 2025 12:30:15 -0800, Alan says...
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>> When reality is that almost ALL presidents have ALWAYS kept the current
>> Chairman of the Joint Chiefs regardless of who appointed him?
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> Wrong, or not for long and definitely not for the term.
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> Joint Chief of Staff Hired, Fired or Resigned (fired could equal resigned)
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> General Colin Powell - hired By Bush, fired by Clinton
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> Admiral David E. Jeremiah - hired by Clinton, fired by Clinton
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> Acting General John Shalikashvili - hired by Clinton, fired by Clinton
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> General Hugh Shelton - hired by Clinton, fired by Bush
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> General Richard Myers - hired by Bush, fired by Bush
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> General Peter Pace - hired by Bush, fired by Bush
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> Admiral Michael Mullen - hired by Bush, fired by Obama
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> General Martin Dempsey - hired by Obama, fired by Obama
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> General Joseph Dunford - hired by Obama, fired by Trump
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> General Mark Milley - hired by Trump, fired by Biden
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> General Charles Q. Brown Jr. - hired by Biden, fired by Trump
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> Admiral Christopher W. Grady - hired by Trump (acting)
>
But what you said was:
"Not many Presidents keep the prior Chief if that Chief was appointed by
the OTHER party, right?"
And each of those were kept for at least a couple of years.
And that's why when I first examined this question, you ran.