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Gen. Dan Caine, a white man who, according to the Associated Press, "has not had key assignments identified in law as prerequisites for the job."

Gen. Dan Caine should put the nation first and withdraw from consideration to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

As a three-star general who has never led a combatant command and is currently in the reserves, Caine requires a waiver under the Goldwater-Nichols Act, which the Senate is under no obligation to grant, particularly when there are existing candidates who are more qualified.

If Caine decides to move forward, the Senate should vote down his nomination.

Trump announced that he would replace Brown with Dan Caine, a little-known recently retired Air Force three-star general.