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Best/Worst Secretary of Defense 1950-2020

I made a post on the best/worst Secretary of State, now wanting to get a feel of the best/worst Secretary of Defense from 1950-2020:

George C. Marshall (1950-1952)

Charles Erwin Wilson (1953-1957)

Neil McElroy (1957-1959)

Thomas Gates (1959-1961)

Robert McNamara (1963-1968)

Clark Clifford (1968-1969)

Melvin Laird (1969-1973)

James Schlesinger (1973-1975)

Harold Brown (1977-1981)

Caspar Weinberger (1981-1987)

Frank Carlucci (1987-1989)

Dick Cheney (1989-1993)

Les Aspin (1993-1994)

William J. Perry (1994-1997)

William Cohen (1997-2001)

Donald Rumsfeld (1976-1977; 2001-2006)

Robert Gates (2006-2011)

Leon Panetta (2011-2013)

Chuck Hagel (2013-2015)

Ash Carter (2015-2017)

Jim Mattis (2017-2019)

Mark Esper (2019-2021)

Note: I am not adding Lloyd Austin as he is new to the role.

by Anonymousreply 8November 6, 2021 12:32 AM

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by Anonymousreply 1November 5, 2021 8:58 PM

Best: George Marshall, Dick Cheney, Schlesinger, or William Perry

Worst: Rumsfeld or McNamara

by Anonymousreply 2November 5, 2021 8:58 PM

Worst: Les Aspin

by Anonymousreply 3November 5, 2021 9:00 PM

best: Robert Gates

by Anonymousreply 4November 5, 2021 9:06 PM

Echo George Marshall. Also, Bob Gates, who managed to be Defense Sec’y under both W & Obama.

by Anonymousreply 5November 5, 2021 11:00 PM

Donald Rumsfeld was the shittiest!

by Anonymousreply 6November 6, 2021 12:28 AM

William Perry was the Best!

by Anonymousreply 7November 6, 2021 12:30 AM

^^^^^. OOPS I meant William Cohen (Clinton's SOD) was the best!

by Anonymousreply 8November 6, 2021 12:32 AM
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