The experiences that Ashton Carter would bring to the job of defence secretary are vastly different from Chuck Hagel’s in several important ways, starting with the fact that Carter is an academic and a policy wonk, Robert Burns of the Associated Press writes.
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How Carter would pursue President Barack Obama’s defense agenda — or use his influence to bend it in new directions — is less obvious.
Obama was to announce Friday that he will nominate Carter as Hagel’s successor. Hagel was not expected to be on hand for the announcement, a Defense Department …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen