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Imagine for a moment you were just elected p resident of the United States. Your first priority is to find the most qualified people in the country, to join your Cabinet.

And, among those choices, none is more important than the secretary of Defense. No agency is more powerful. With 2.87 million employees, the Pentagon’s the largest government agency and the largest employer in the country. It alone has a budget of more than $800 billion, larger than the total budget of many countries. It’s responsible for keeping the nation safe, overseeing 290,000 troops in 178 different countries, and managing trouble spots around the globe which today include Venezuela, Ukraine, Gaza, Taiwan and the Philippines.

One thing for sure. Unless you’re Donald Tr

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