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In response to "The Patreus pick is exactly what I'm asking about...why take a highly regarded General and put him in charge of spooks when the job you're hiring for " by Will Hunting

It's extremely rare for a military man to be SecDef. I think they go to great lengths to put a civvie there to maintain the whole "civilian control of the military" thing. -- nm

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