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April 12, 2012

Pentagon's Asia Team Missing in Action

Josh Rogin, The Cable

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As North Korea prepares to launch a missile, the Asia team in the Obama administration is working around the clock. But over at the Pentagon, several top Asia policy positions are completely vacant, forcing lower-level officials to pick up the slack.

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