Outside the Beltway

A GIRL?!

James Joyner · Saturday, May 10, 2003 · 1 comment

Washington Times reports President Bush has tapped Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to lead a forum on judicial reforms in the Middle East. She’s no doubt qualified, but it is rather amusing that he’s sending a woman given their low status in the region. Perhaps he’s sending a not-so-subtle signal about how much their society needs to reform.

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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.