'It's China, stupid. More specifically, it's the fact that Paparo is an expert on the Navy's posture, planning, and operations in relation to China.' -TomRtweets
In a fortunate development, as reported by NBC News, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has recommended to President Joe Biden that he nominate Paparo to lead the Navy. If Biden takes Austin's advice, it will be at the expense of the presumed front-runner for that role, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti. Biden is yet to make his mind up. NBC hints at why, noting that"the decision to pass over Franchetti the same week that the U.S.
China must be the ever-increasing priority for the Navy. It is only the People's Liberation Army, after all, that is churning out highly capable warships in preparation for a war with the United States near Taiwan and the South China Sea. It is only China that has the military scale and political ambition to displace the U.S. from the Pacific and recenter international order in its own solitary favor.
Paparo gets this. Widely respected in the Pentagon and by China hands across the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community, Paparo is seen as a smart and effective leader. Viewed as less reflexively aggressive than the current commander of Indo-Pacific Command, Adm. John Aquilino, Paparo might make dialogue with the PLA easier even as he boosts the Navy's readiness.
Yes, the chief of naval operations gets to reside at the palatial Tingey House in Washington's Navy Yard. Yes, the chief is staffed by a 24/7 team of aides, cooks, and other luxuries. These are luxuries that the top admirals of most Western navies can only dream of. However, this is not an easy time to be the head of the Navy. War is likely coming, and the nation needs leaders who know it and are determined to prepare to win it.
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