[Orion]

Please correct me if I am wrong, as I am not well versed on CR's resume...

Isn't her background academia? What experience does she have in the National Security field that I or anyone else does not have?

[The Westerner]

I don't believe she had experience in security. She was hired to educate Bush in foreign policy issues. They got along well, it seems, and he appointed her to the post. I'm not too familiar with the job of NSA. What kind of people usually get picked for that job?

[JohnnyZ]

She worked under Bush 41 (or Reagan?) as the top analyst on Russia policy, back when they were bad and it was important.

[LaraCroft]

If you aren't well versed on her resume, why do you attempt to call her a token?

Engage brain before keyboard, please.

Of course, if you were from LA, you'd probably be better educated.