Rumsfeld put in the work and was very smart. His natural disposition was such that, when given the ring of power, things went badly.

The current head of DoD is basically a manosphere influencer that bumbled into this job.

Now, I'm not an endocrinologist, just an aging guy, but from my current vantage point it appears that over the course of my life, many stupid decisions have been made that I have lived to tell about. I can't help but feel that my "wisdom of age" might just be testosterone getting out of the way.

This is all to say that our current "situation" just kinda looks like one insecure guys roid rage when you take a big step back.

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lokar 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Trump was pretty clear he chose him because he looked good in TV.

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dylan604 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The entire cabinet and appointed administration positions is full of the closest to Idiocracy level people.

	▲	gcanyon 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's just an oversight that they haven't started manufacturing Brawndo, the Thirst Mutilator.

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ceejayoz 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

And keeps him because he's good at the number one priority, being a fluffer.

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budman1 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

plus, he could hold his liquor.

and does not take no for an answer.

	▲	K0balt 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Also, does not say no to an order
	▲	tclancy 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Eh, I’d say more he hadn’t been fired for being drunk. Part of the trick to being a success as a functional alcoholic is being a white guy. Please don’t ask how I know.

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