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Leon Panetta - Intelligence? The jury's still out

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With the recent announcement that Bill Richardson has withdrawn himself for consideration in President-Elect Obama's cabinet, some are wondering how wise his other choice, Leon Panetta for director of the CIA, is, considering his experience and professional background.

..."But he has no experience in intelligence matters and has never served on the intelligence committee while in Congress. No doubt he dealt with intelligence matters as Clinton's chief of staff, but his expertise was always thought to be in budgetary matters, his skills always seen as political or managerial."

 

Posted on  Tuesday, January 6, 2009By icmaldonado
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