How can one see someone like this:
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Hastert, in a prepared statement, said Buyer is "someone who has real-world veterans experience" and "understands the issues confronting today's veterans when they return home from fighting the war on terror."
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as being more effective than someone like this:
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Smith also is expected to lose his seat on the veterans panel, which he has held for 24 years.
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I don't care how much more combat experience you've had, it doesn't make you more effective than someone who knows the administration, the channels, the connections, ect. So why, after 24 years, is this man let to even though he's been effective ahd has been moving up the promotion trail for years. Maybe it's precisely the knowledge, experience and position of authority to actually call Bush on the dumb shit he does and/or says with the full confidence that his voice will be heard by a wide audience. Didn't the Bush administration let some senior intelligence secretary (who worked through several administrations) go months ago after which he immediately wrote a book about national security. Seems that we have a trend here.