Neocons Love Obama's Likely Defense Secretary Nominee

It's Ashton Carter, a theoretical physicist and former Harvard professor with an expertise in nuclear policy.

 Carter served in the Pentagon under Presidents Clinton and Obama and rose to be Deputy Secretary of Defense in October 2011.

According to the New Republic, he is well-connected among the national security establishment, He  "has advised nearly every major strategy group, research council, and governmental panel on issues of international security."

Moss significant the noecons like him. VOX reports:

Carter is respected by many on the right: he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to be Panetta's deputy in 2011, Sen. John McCain has called him "a hard-working, honest, and committed public servant," and conservative commentator Jennifer Rubin wrote in 2013 that Carter's appointment could "add some muscle to an administration that has too rarely backed up its rhetoric with action." 

-RW