It looks like the Obama administration is having a little trouble finding someone who wants Hagel's job. Michele Fluornoy has turned down the job , and Democratic Sen. Jack Reed - a former Army Ranger - has also taken himself out of the running. Ashton carter, the former assistant secretary of defense, is now reported to still be a possibility.

Both of Obama's former defense secretaries, Leon Panetta and Bob Gates, have written memoirs that were critical of the Obama administration's meddling and interference.

Onward and upward,
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