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Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter dead at 68 after 'cardiac event': Obama's last Pentagon chief who ended transgender military ban
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Posted on 10/25/2022 9:07:50 AM PDT by algore

Ash Carter, a former U.S. defense secretary during Barack Obama's administration, died on Monday evening after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68, his family said in a statement on Tuesday.

Carter, who served during the final two years of the Obama administration, helped oversee the launch of a military strategy that would drive back the Islamic State military group in Syria and Iraq, and ultimately defeat the organization.

Since leaving public service, Carter led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School.

Carter issued a statement promising an orderly transition following the 2016 election of President Donald Trump, after a race where many leaders in the national security establishment sided with rival Hillary Clinton.

'Last night our fellow American citizens voted for a new President. That it happened freely and peacefully is a testament to the great work of this Department,' Carter wrote in a memo released the day after the election

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To: BenLurkin
"Somewhere he’s playing the accordion right about now."

Hopefully Les Aspin, Bill Clinton's Secretary of Defense is right there with him.

21 posted on 10/25/2022 10:37:25 AM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: robowombat

Although these 2 articles were written just before it happened they went through with it even though it wasn’t necessary.

A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of affected fed gov employees but to no avail.

Because my facility supports the US Navy warfighter it put us behind schedule which triggered overtime to make up for the lost time.......real freakin’ smart right.

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/467216/dod-taking-prudent-steps-in-face-of-government-shutdown/

https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/575159/memo-prepares-dod-employees-for-government-shutdown/


22 posted on 10/25/2022 10:42:28 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: V_TWIN

Wasn’t the worthless spiteful Hagel Secdef at the time this happened.


23 posted on 10/25/2022 10:50:07 AM PDT by robowombat
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To: robowombat

Carter was deputy sec Def but he was instrumental in the furlough.

He was supposed to visit our facility right after this went down and the chicken-chit canceled the visit......freakin’ coward.


24 posted on 10/25/2022 11:00:37 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: V_TWIN

Carter struck as weaker and a bigger weasel than even Cohen back in Clintontime.


25 posted on 10/25/2022 11:02:17 AM PDT by robowombat
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To: BenLurkin
Nice "Far Side" allusion.

At least I don't think there is anything in the Bible about accordions in hell. (For that matter, I don't think there is anything about harps in heaven.)

26 posted on 10/25/2022 11:04:32 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: BookmanTheJanitor
But according to his wife, that "apparently" touchy feely incident was taken out of context. Like being in the mob, it ain't good to bad mouth the family outside of the family.
27 posted on 10/25/2022 11:07:26 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CBC, ABC, CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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To: algore

safe and effective


28 posted on 10/25/2022 1:21:21 PM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: algore

Wonder what he had on Hillary ?
Can anyone Say Benghazi ?
Any pending book releases ?


29 posted on 10/25/2022 1:47:42 PM PDT by cquiggy
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To: algore

ROFLMBO....B is for buttocks


30 posted on 10/25/2022 7:46:47 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts ("None of the people I know who didn't take take the Jab regrets their decision" ZERO)
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To: Verginius Rufus
I don't think there is anything about harps in heaven

A few references in Revelation, depending upon one's interpretation. I hold to the early preterist perspective.

Rev 14:2: And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

31 posted on 10/28/2022 4:30:18 AM PDT by LouAvul (Complacency is the enemy of courage.)
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To: LouAvul
Thanks. It has been a long time since I read Revelation.

I checked the Greek text and it has kithara which means lyre or lute. Kithara via Latin cithara is the source of the word guitar.

The kithara was triangular-shaped and had 7 strings.

32 posted on 10/28/2022 8:49:50 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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