becoming defense secretary." The AP (12/7, Burns, Balsamo, Lemire, Miller) reports Biden "selected Austin over the longtime front-runner candidate, Michele Flournoy, a former senior Pentagon official and Biden supporter who would have been the first woman to serve as defense secretary. Biden also had considered

er key agencies will be, including secretary of defense or CIA director. Some names floated for those jobs include former Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy and former deputy CIA Director Michael Morrell." Finally, Politico <https://www.politico.cornMews/2020/11/23/westexec-advisors-biden-cabinet-440072

ecoming defense secretary." The AP (12/7, Burns, Balsamo, Lemire, Miller) reports Biden "selected Austin over the longtime front-runner candidate, Michele Flournoy, a former senior Pentagon official and Biden supporter who would have been the first woman to serve as defense secretary. Biden also had considered

r key agencies will be, including secretary of defense or CIA director. Some names floated for those jobs include former Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy and former deputy CIA Director Michael Morrell." Finally, Politico (11/23, Bender, Meyer, 4.29M) reports that some of the selections come from the

ooner: "This one is now compromising our humanity, our national security, our standing in the world, and our claim to the moral high ground." 25. Michele Flournoy While at the Pentagon, Michele Flournoy provided much of the thinking behind Obama's revision of George W. Bush's Iraq and Afghanistan policies, a