http://neveryetmelted.com/2009/01/07/that-panetta-appointment/ The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. -- D.H. Lawrence Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:47:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://neveryetmelted.com/2009/01/07/that-panetta-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-134885 margotdarby Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:27:26 +0000 http://neveryetmelted.com/index.php/that-panetta-appointment/#comment-134885 The rank-and-file didn't like The Admiral (Stansfield Turner) either and they sure complained...but Jimmy Carter put him in anyway. Choosing a DCI was not within the Jimmy Carter/Bert Lance field of expertise, therefore not a priority concern. This may provide a useful parallel to Obamaland. The rank-and-file didn’t like The Admiral (Stansfield Turner) either and they sure complained…but Jimmy Carter put him in anyway. Choosing a DCI was not within the Jimmy Carter/Bert Lance field of expertise, therefore not a priority concern. This may provide a useful parallel to Obamaland.

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