Raymond Ibrahim, PJ Media Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis' pick for undersecretary of defense for policy, Anne Patterson, is problematic. Politico briefly explains why:

If nominated and confirmed, Patterson would hold the fourth most powerful position at the Pentagon--and would effectively be the top civilian in the Defense Department, since both Mattis and his deputy, Robert Work, were military officers. As ambassador to Egypt between 2011 and 2013, Patterson worked closely with former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist government. She came under fire for cultivating too close a relationship with the regime and for discouraging protests against it--and White House officials are voicing concerns about those decisions now.

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