{"id":132176,"date":"2016-12-07T11:32:28","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T18:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/trump-names-john-kelly-for-homeland-security.html"},"modified":"2016-12-11T14:04:23","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T21:04:23","slug":"trump-names-john-kelly-for-homeland-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/trump-names-john-kelly-for-homeland-security.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump names John Kelly for Homeland Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly sounds like he would make a great … Defense Secretary.<\/p>\n

No, I mean it. The article is full of paeans for Kelly about how he understands the risks of combat, how his family has sacrificed for war (his son was killed in Afghanistan), and about his long and distinguished military record.<\/p>\n

Except … DHS isn't a branch of the military. It's a civilian agency, responsible for antiterrorism, border security, immigration and customs, cybersecurity, and disaster prevention and management.<\/p>\n

Unless, of course, there's some intent to militarize those functions.<\/p>\n

He's also against women in combat roles (which I assume won't apply to DHS) and was a mixed bag in his oversight of Guantanamo and its detainees (which I certainly hope won't apply to DHS).<\/p>\n

This is the third Trump nominee\/appointee who has had a professional career in the military. That's kind of interesting, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nTrump expected to tap Kelly to head DHS<\/a><\/span>
\nThe retired Marine Corps general, who lost a son in Afghanistan, had said he would be willing to serve under either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Kelly sounds like he would make a great … Defense Secretary. No, I mean it. The article is full of paeans for Kelly about how he understands the risks of combat, how his family has sacrificed for war (his son was killed in Afghanistan), and about his long and distinguished military record. 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