December 13, 2020

On GPS: Why civilians run the Pentagon

The University of Texas, Austin's Jim Golby joins Fareed to look back at why generals have historically been kept away from serving as Secretary of Defense.

Watch the full interview on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS.

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