This Nov. 24, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama, right, reaching to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, following an announcement of Hagel’s resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House. (Source:AP)
President Barack Obama’s choice for his new defense chief, to be announced on December 5, faces conflict abroad, budget retrenchment at home and the expectation that the White House will have a heavy hand in Pentagon affairs — at least if past is prologue.
For the job, Obama is turning to a seasoned Pentagon operative who rose up the short list when others took themselves …read more
Source: The Indian Express
