Hey! Did You Know Wes Clark COULD Be Sec. of Defense, There's Precedent...

[KittyWampus]

George Marshall was Sec. of Defense with less than 10 years out of military... He was given a waiver.Pertinent info in bold towards the end. I included the other info for background:

Given the controversy surrounding Johnson's performance, and especially the military
situation in Korea, President Truman recognized the need to choose a person of great
national prestige to head the Department of Defense. His selection of General Marshall
eminently met this requirement. ....

snip

In 1939 just as World War II began in Europe, President Roosevelt appointed Marshall
Army chief of staff. In that position and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff beginning
in 1942, Marshall labored unceasingly to build up U.S. defenses and to prepare the
Army for action. President Truman later described him as the "architect of victory" in
World War II.

Within weeks after Marshall retired from the Army in November 1945 Truman sent him
to China in an unsuccessful attempt to mediate the civil war between the Nationalists and
Communists and to establish a coalition government. He returned to the United States in
January 1947 to become secretary of state for a momentous two years, marked by the
Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal
Assistance, and negotiation of the NATO pact. After he left the State Department he
achieved further distinction as president of the American Red Cross.

Marshall's appointment as secretary of defense required a special congressional waiver
because the National Security Act prohibited a commissioned military officer on active
duty within the previous 10 years from holding the post. Although the Senate approved
quickly, questions did surface about a military leader holding a position clearly intended
for a civilian. With the Johnson-Acheson competition in mind, some senators queried
Marshall about his views on State-Defense relationships and service unification. Marshall
noted that he had "suffered from the lack of unification throughout the war" and also that
he had initiated several Army unification studies during the war period.

[Endangered Specie]

1. when is he on?

[KittyWampus]

2. 8:11

precisely-that's what he said while talking to Anderson Cooper :D

[Endangered Specie]

3. Shouldn't he have said 20:11?

;)

[KittyWampus]

4. HeeHee!

:)

[Feanorcurufinwe]

5. What are you talking about?

The bolded quote that you provided says absolutely nothing about the precedent you claim. Why didn't you provide its context?

George Marshall was Secretary of State, I know that. Was he ever Secretary of Defense? Within ten years of being on active duty? Your citation doesn't say that he was.


What is the source of your citation?

[KittyWampus]

6. Here's The Link-Marshall Was Sec. of DEFENSE

read the bolded part.

www.defenselink.mil/specials/ secdef_histories/bios/marshall.htm

[Feanorcurufinwe]

9. OK, now it makes sense, thank you.

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Would a repug Senate do that?

Give a special congressional waiver to Wes? If we don't win the House and Senate back....that may be questionable. :( They ARE bastards, you know. :)

[KittyWampus]

8. Dunno Incognito... But We Could Make Em Look Like Treasonous, Unpatriotic

bastards if they didn't.