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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kerry is a good pick.  Biden knows him and can rely on him.

While Biden has picked a good team so far, there seems to be a trend with him picking people who have been in his inner circle already and corporate lobbyists.  It would be nice to see him branch out a bit. [/quote]
He seems to be picking a mix. I suspect with a pick like Kerry, part of the goal is to not have the person doing the negotiating be the story. Except in the addled minds of the Swift Boaters, Kerry was barely even the story when he was running for President.[/quote]

He's also picking people that can hit the ground running with our allies.  People that our allies know and trust and have worked with before.

I find Avril Haines a little surprising for DNI, but she'll be good. I think it's also smart to not elevate DNI beyond what it was supposed to be, which is a major policy and coordination entity for the IC. I think that's been an issue almost since the beginning with DNI. Haines will right the ship in that regard.

I do wonder who the AG, CIA, and FBI picks will be. I think Haspel and Wray may be allowed to carry over until replacements are named. Obviously not so with Bill Barr.[/quote]

Yeah, DNI is a bit of a traffic cop job. It’s very administrative—or at least it’s supposed to be. She’ll be terrific. 
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Will be very interesting to see who he picks for D/CIA.[/b] [/quote]

I feel like it will be someone in the vein of a Tenet, Panetta, Hayden, but no one immediately comes to mind. Haspel has to go of course and her deputy isn't a successor. I just hope it's not a few of the old guard left in the building that folks just can't seem to quit.[/quote]

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