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Position:
Secretary - Defense
The secretary is the civilian head of the Defense Department, the largest department in the federal government and is responsible for overseeing the United States military. The secretary makes and executes national security policy and is responsible for keeping the U.S. military in peak shape. The secretary, along with the president?s national security adviser, is the key adviser to the president on matters of national security.
Type of Appointment/Position: Presidential with Senate confirmation
Nominee's Background:
Senator from Delaware Ranking Democrat, Foreign Relations Committee
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Progressive Criteria:
The Defense Department will:
Recognize that as the most powerful country, the US must lead in international cooperation;
Instill and preserve a high level of compliance with all treaties such as the Geneva conventions;
Remember that the USA is a signatory of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Will not manage Defense as either a jobs or a corporate welfare program;
Work to restrain the international arms trade and reduce arms and nuclear proliferation;
In keeping with our desire for a world of law, will work to make sure that our armed forces get no preferential treatment such as immunity from the International Criminal Court or the land mines ban;
Strictly limit privatization and outsourcing of military duties.
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Comments so far:
May 26, 2006
Karen -
Someone commented about Senator Biden's arrogance? Perhaps you mean his confidence from having been through 6 or so Presidential terms, etc.? He is smarter, knowledgeable, and more experienced than any of the other candidates. He is the only candidate that could step into the job knowing exactly what needs to be done. He has long-term friendships already with other world leaders. He has specific plans for Iraq. (Go to his website.) Probably exactly the kind of President we are going to be needing after President Bush.
June 26, 2005
heywood djablome -
fuck this piece of shit warhawk.
January 2, 2005
Anonymous -
One of the smartest guys in Washington. He would have been a better
candidate than Kerry.
He does come across as fairly arrogant.
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