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Opinion: How many defense secretaries do I need to fire to strengthen our military?

By Duffel Blog Staff · Bureau · 1 minute

Filed 5 October 2022 · 1541

The following is a guest article written by the President Barack Obama.

My fellow Americans, thank you for sharing your time with me today.

It is with profound and sad joy that I am announcing the departure of the last dissenting voice from my cabinet, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Now, we all know Chuck. I brought him on back in 2012 to replace Leon Panetta, who kept recommending plausible strategies and effective budgets.

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