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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK

Agreed,, Besides each candidate's personal baggage,, the wing-nut(S) at both ends will be crying Military Coup...

The rumble has started..

Donald Trump’s Choice of Generals for Top Posts Raises Concerns

Critics see threat to civilian oversight of government; backers cite nominees’ broad experience


By Gordon Lubold,
Damian Paletta and
Ben Kesling
Updated Dec. 7, 2016 8:16 p.m. ET
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WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday turned to a third retired military officer to help him run the country when he takes office in January, a move that represents an unusual level of military influence in the executive branch.

Mr. Trump gave the nod to retired Marine Gen. John Kelly to lead the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the decision, a nomination that comes after he already has asked retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to be his defense secretary and retired Army Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn to be his national security adviser.

In addition, Mr. Trump is considering retired senior officers for at least two other top jobs: retired Army Gen. David Petraeus or retired Adm. James Stavridis to lead the State Department, and Adm. Michael Rogers to become director of national intelligence.

In so doing, Mr. Trump is plumbing the global expertise and experience that comes with a life in the U.S. military, but he has also aroused concerns that his reliance on retired officers to lead security agencies ignores an important constitutional tenet of civilian oversight of the government.

“I can’t honestly recall an administration with as many flag officers” in top roles, said Thomas Alan Schwartz, a history professor at Vanderbilt University. “I think this is probably somewhat unprecedented.”

The effects of the multiple military appointments are hard to predict........

http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-t...rns-1481157356