Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the Pentagon press, Oct. 25, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett.
Re-Elected Obama Prepares To Replace Panetta -- DoD Buzz
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta opened the bidding Wednesday for a deal on Pentagon spending with the coming lameduck session of Congress and beyond that would clear the decks for President Obama to pick a successor from a growing list of potential candidates.
Panetta said that the military had stayed focused on its mission during the debates between Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney on strategy, policy and budgets for defense.
“Now that the campaign is over,” Panetta said in his message, “America’s leaders, in turn, now have the responsibility to do everything possible to ensure that we succeed in our mission.”
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Update #1: Inside the Ring: Panetta’s future -- Washington Times
Update #2: The next Sec Def: Will Obama choose change or stability? -- The Stars and Stripes
My Comment: This person's name is being branded around as Panetta's replacement. My prediction .... it will be a Democrat dove that will be selected, and this person's job will be to toe the White House policy of cutting the US Defense Department.
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