Colin Powell Next Secretary Of Defense?

Woodward Hints At Powell As Next SecDef -- Military.com

Legendary author and reporter Bob Woodward indicated that former JCS Chairman and Secretary of State Colin Powell might get the nod to replace Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense when Gates leaves in 2011.

“I’ve heard suggestions that [President Obama] might lean on Colin Powell,” Woodward said to Military.com during an exclusive interview behind the release of Obama’s Wars, his latest book. “Obama needs some good news in this war,” he added with the notion that persuading Powell to take the job would certainly be a good move in the eyes of most of the American public. Woodward also pointed out that the Powell Doctrine deals with the use of overwhelming force, which could mean Powell’s instincts might be to ask for even more troops in order to end the war faster and more definitively.

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My Comment: It will a short stint as Secretary of Defense if Colin Powell decides to take the job. Democrat prospects do not look bright in 2010, and if the economy continues to be in the doldrums in 2012, President Obama's job may be at stake also.

Still .... the prospect of Colin Powell becoming Secretary of Defense is not far fetched. He publicly stated that he voted for President Obama in the last election, and his military background and credentials are impeccable. In addition .... if the Senate is in Republican hands after November .... I do not see his confirmation being blocked in view of his many contacts and relationships within the Republican establishment.