AnonymousCoward's Blog tag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/anonymouscoward//7653 2008-11-10T17:58:36Z 2008-11-09T01:40:12Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en tag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/campaigntactician//3022.243568-comment:3282535 AnonymousCoward Commented on Wes Clark for Secretary of State by CampaignTactician 2008-11-10T17:58:36Z 2008-11-10T17:58:36Z Well, Obama is talking about keeping Gates on for the short term. Maybe until May 2010, at which point Clark could take over.

Not sure how likely such an outcome would be, but it'd be a reasonable way of dealing with the 10-year-out limitation.

]]> tag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/campaigntactician//3022.243568-comment:3281292 AnonymousCoward Commented on Wes Clark for Secretary of State by CampaignTactician 2008-11-09T01:40:12Z 2008-11-09T01:40:12Z The "10 years" bit is a misunderstanding of statutory requirements for the Secretary of Defense. See 10 USC ยง113(a):
A person may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within 10 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.

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