RICHARD FONTAINE is CEO of the Center for a New American Security. During the George W. Bush administration, Fontaine served in various positions on the National Security Council and at the State Department, including in the office of Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. He was also a foreign policy adviser to the 2008 presidential campaign of U.S. Senator John McCain and subsequently served as Deputy Staff Director on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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