Edelman: Cut the Joint Staff
In a discussion of how to fix the defense budget, Eric Edelman, a former undersecretary of defense for policy, said that we should “dramatically cut the Joint Staff.” He didn’t say by how much. I am not sure how this is relevant, but I noticed that Edelman wears a pinky ring and a gold bracelet. ...
In a discussion of how to fix the defense budget, Eric Edelman, a former undersecretary of defense for policy, said that we should "dramatically cut the Joint Staff." He didn't say by how much.
In a discussion of how to fix the defense budget, Eric Edelman, a former undersecretary of defense for policy, said that we should “dramatically cut the Joint Staff.” He didn’t say by how much.
I am not sure how this is relevant, but I noticed that Edelman wears a pinky ring and a gold bracelet. Lots of bling for a policy wonk.
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