Could you imagine if Patterson were a Republican and this was how the
Egyptians felt about her? The media would be plastering this all over
the place. But in this case, you haven’t heard boo.
“White House pushing back against Mattis appointment,” by Eliana Johnson,
Politico, March 2, 2017:
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis wants to tap the former
U.S. ambassador to Egypt, Anne Patterson, as his undersecretary of
defense for policy, but the Pentagon chief is running into resistance
from White House officials, according to multiple sources familiar with
the situation.
If nominated and confirmed, Patterson would hold the fourth most
powerful position at the Pentagon – and would effectively be the top
civilian in the Defense Department, since both Mattis and his deputy,
Robert Work, were military officers.
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