A Quote by Mark Esper
It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history.
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What would you do differently as defense secretary to compensate for this record in which the greatest military in the world, as we are constantly told, doesn't get the job done?
As a former secretary of defense, I think Donald Rumsfeld is the best secretary of defense the United States has ever had.
My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.
And we will win the war, and there will be costs. But the military folks understand that, and so do I, and so does the Secretary of Defense.
America's honor, your honor is at stake. Go out and preserve the greatest country in the history of the world.
It's rare in an administration for a secretary of state and a secretary of defense to get along really well.
My brother had just been appointed Secretary of Nevada Territory--an office of such majesty that it concentrated in itself the duties and dignities of Treasurer, Comptroller, Secretary of State, and Acting Governor in the Governor's absence. A salary of eighteen hundred dollars a year and the title of "Mr. Secretary," gave to the great position an air of wild and imposing grandeur. I was young and ignorant, and I envied my brother.
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One of the main reasons we ought to re-elect President Obama is that he is still committed to constructive cooperation... He appointed Republican secretaries of defense, the Army and transportation. He appointed a vice president who ran against him in 2008.
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We've learned something about President-elect [Donald] Trump's choice for secretary of defense. Lawmakers in Congress intend to proper debate over whether retired General James Mattis meets a requirement for civilian control of the military.
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Let a Secretary of Peace be appointed.
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