From Reuters:WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leon Panetta, U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency, was approved on Wednesday by the Senate intelligence committee.
Panetta, a former Democratic congressman and White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, was expected to win easy Senate confirmation -- despite a lack of experience in national security matters and some questions from Republicans concerned about his denunciations of torture.
Committee chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, said Panetta would mark a new beginning for the CIA as its next director.
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My Comment: If he screws up .... he will be screwing up big time. A part of me likes to believe that the White House has an understanding of the world situation .... that they know what they are doing.
Another part of me tells me that they are not only ready to do this, but that their approach will expose many Americans to threats and dangers that would never have happened in the previous administration.
I guess we will know soon enough.