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NEW: There are uncertainties around many of Joe Biden’s Cabinet selections, but not around one thedailybeast.com/michele-flourn…
Michele Flournoy is a revered member of the defense establishment and practically a lock to run a Biden Pentagon.

Her path there ran through ramping up the Afghanistan war.
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A centrist, and perhaps the Democratic Party’s foremost defense expert, she has a well of bipartisan respect from the defense world.

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“Michele is an exceptional leader, thinker, and person. She is unflappable during crises and always very thoughtful and measured in her assessments and advice,” said David Petraeus thedailybeast.com/michele-flourn…
Read the latest from @attackerman here: thedailybeast.com/michele-flourn…

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