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Ash Carter, defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies
The Associated Press ^ | October 25, 2022 | By TARA COPP (D-AP)

Posted on 10/25/2022 8:29:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: deadagain; democrats; journalism; media; press; seebreakingnews

1 posted on 10/25/2022 8:29:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is the guy who furloughed a whole lot of people in the DoD and cost us a week’s pay even though we were fully funded and essential.

I know it was obdumbo but this guy didn’t lift a finger to stop it.


2 posted on 10/25/2022 8:35:30 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So an a-hole that helped to destroy the military died.
Insert Curly Bill here...


3 posted on 10/25/2022 8:35:33 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Indeed. No love lost here. Or for the rest of the practical world for that matter.


4 posted on 10/25/2022 8:37:11 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ashes to Ash!


5 posted on 10/25/2022 8:37:33 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He died of a heart attack, by the way...


6 posted on 10/25/2022 8:57:22 AM PDT by rod5591
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He was a horrible person.


7 posted on 10/25/2022 9:00:49 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
...who opened jobs to women

Women can get jobs now? I didn't know that.
8 posted on 10/25/2022 9:40:49 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Women? What’s that?


9 posted on 10/25/2022 9:51:51 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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