Loren B. Thompson, le commentateur appoint\u00e9 (par Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc.) et n\u00e9anmoins avis\u00e9 des choses de d\u00e9fense confirme (voir notre Bloc-Notes<\/em> le 6 d\u00e9cembre 2010<\/a>) la bonne position de favori de Colin Powell pour la succession de Robert Gates. Sur son site Early Warning<\/em>, le 10 d\u00e9cembre 2010<\/a>, Thompson estime effectivement qu’il y a aujourd’hui deux concurrents pour ce poste de secr\u00e9taire \u00e0 la d\u00e9fense que Gates va quitter en 2011, et qu’il s’agit d’Hillary Clinton et du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Powell. Il donne l’avantage \u00e0 Powell.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tApr\u00e8s avoir vant\u00e9 les qualit\u00e9s de Gates et observ\u00e9 que son successeur devrait montrer ces m\u00eames qualit\u00e9s, Thompson poursuit<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00ab There aren’t many people in either party that offer both of those qualities in a single person, but the two most obvious candidates are Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell. Powell is one of the most respected figures in American public life, a moderate Republican who probably would like to redeem his public career after the role he played in selling Congress on an ill-conceived war in Iraq. Powell would enable the White House to continue focusing on economic and domestic policy, secure in the knowledge that somebody competent is overseeing military matters. The Democratic electoral base might not like the idea of a second Republican in a row running the Pentagon while a Democrat sits in the White House, but the fact that Powell is African American and an ideological centrist would take the edge off any resentment. And few Republicans would be willing to take Powell on over any military issue.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bb Clinton would make an excellent defense secretary: she’s a born leader, understands defense policy in great detail, and is well-liked among senior military officers which is why she was just about the only member of the Obama security team who was not criticized in the Rolling Stone story that did in Gen. McChrystal. She might attract more partisan criticism than Powell from the Right, but few people who take her on live to tell the tale: she is tough as nails. In fact, her biggest drawback from the viewpoint of the White House may be her commanding presence, since she could overshadow the President in public perceptions.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\u00bbThere was much speculation a few months ago about the Clinton-to-the-Pentagon scenario, but that has faded. Right now, the rumor mill is focusing on Gen. Powell. But that begs the question of whether either of these figures wants the job. Senator Reed of Rhode Island apparently was approached about filling the shoes of Secretary Gates, and he declined. It isn’t hard to see why people might shy away from running the Pentagon at a time when military spending is likely to fall. On the other hand, it’s hard to say no when the President calls.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \tDerri\u00e8re les imposantes gerbes de fleurs que Thompson ne manque pas de jeter \u00e0 Colin Powell, il confirme implicitement (et peut-\u00eatre inconsciemment, il ne faut pas trop charger Thompson d’arri\u00e8res pens\u00e9es) ce que devrait \u00eatre et ce que serait sans doute Powell au Pentagone. Un excellent gestionnaire, aim\u00e9 de tous dans le Syst\u00e8me pour ses diverses qualit\u00e9s r\u00e9pondant au conformisme du Syst\u00e8me, attentif \u00e0 ne rien faire qui puisse porter ombrage au Pr\u00e9sident, et ainsi de suite Comme nous l’\u00e9crivions dans le texte r\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9 ci-dessus, en plus d’ajouter qu’il serait le plus mauvais conseiller possible pour le Pr\u00e9sident : \u00abEn fait, si Powell \u00e9tait nomm\u00e9 au Pentagone, o\u00f9 il penserait couronner sa carri\u00e8re d’un grand minist\u00e8re men\u00e9 avec sagesse et une certaine habilet\u00e9 de gestionnaire, il pr\u00e9siderait sans aucun doute, par son comportement justement, \u00e0 la plus grande catastrophe structurelle du plus grand syst\u00e8me anthropotechnocratique de notre \u00e9poque. Il ne verrait rien venir et il ne saurait rien faire pour en limiter les effets et en pr\u00e9venir les cons\u00e9quences.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n dedefensa.org<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Confirm\u00e9 : Colin Powell favori pour succ\u00e9der \u00e0 Gates Loren B. Thompson, le commentateur appoint\u00e9 (par Lockheed Martin, Boeing, etc.) et n\u00e9anmoins avis\u00e9 des choses de d\u00e9fense confirme (voir notre Bloc-Notes le 6 d\u00e9cembre 2010) la bonne position de favori de Colin Powell pour la succession de Robert Gates. 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