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Flournoy is expected to become the first woman secretary of defense. She’s ready.
Not pictured in the famous photo of Obama administration officials watching the raid to kill Osama bin Laden, but standing just out of frame, was Michèle Flournoy. The Pentagon’s policy chief and third-highest civilian at the time, Flournoy played a pivotal but behind-the-scenes role to greenlight the operation. Yet her name is unknown to most outside the Washington foreign policy community.
Flournoy may soon step out of obscurity and into the proverbial picture. That’s because President-elect Biden is expected to nominate her to be his secretary of defense. If confirmed, the 59-year-old would become the first woman ever to lead the Pentagon.
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WNU Editor: I have lost count since the weekend on the number of puff pieces that I have been reading from the media on the soon to be nominated US Defense Secretary Michèle Flournoy. The above post from VOX is a typical one. I expect her nomination will be overwhelmingly approved by the US Senate.
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I suppose someone needs to make the sandwiches
and you can do the dishes
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