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Right after that, she had retired Marine General Allen on to endorse Hillary. ... I thought Marines were smarter than that.
General is code for politician no matter the branch
A purely non-political observation here, but Allen got caught using his e-mail for other than official government purposes, and was 'asked' to retire. CMC, perhaps even ACMC keeps a pre-made resignation letter on hand for each General Officer - you don't tow the line and represent the institution honorably, you get shown the door in a way that 'doesn't bring public shame to the institution'.
In order to avoid any punitive action such as loss of rank or retirement, he allied with Clinton and the DNC. Basically his endorsement for their help avoiding trouble and burying the issue.
Some may call this selling your soul to the devil.
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