Wonderful! According to you, the joint chiefs are now considered 0b0z0’s joint chefs, I wonder what will be on the menu.
Why, James, you started a “Birther” thread! Did you cross to the dark side or are you just being “democratic?”
There is nothing at all new, different or unusual about the Joint Chiefs of Staff serving at the pleasure of the president since 1942. All of the current Joint Chiefs are holdovers originally appointed by President George W. Bush on the recommendation of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
And I’m certain that you know that Secretary Gates is a holdover himself.
Now if it was Admiral Mullen (or Secretary Gates or General Petraeus or any of the other Chiefs of Staff) refusing to take orders until Obama produced a birth certificate, we’d have something extremely serious to talk about.
Watch what you're saying, James! You're talking about pre_sent 0bagger's pleasure. That means that the joint chiefs (chefs) should become queens. I'm trying to be polite.
0b0z0 may fire General Petraeus and replace him with General Reggie Love who will certainly serve at the pleasure of 0bagger.
Closing the joint command to save 100 billion should be relocated to Man Country in Chicago where the pre_sent's pleasure really is.
Don't ask, don't tell. Just a thought. :-)