Innocence, however, hardly compensates for his one great weakness: he is a poor central banker, running an institution that does not excel at overseeing banks.

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But this is unlikely without at least a clear promise of more say in running the fund, hitherto an institution dominated by Europe and America.

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And that is one of the many attributes that he brings to the job of running, as you say, an institution as large as the Defense Department.

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