Assuming John Brennan is confirmed to lead the CIA, the next question is who will replace him as President Obama’s chief counterterrorism advisor? If we’re just reading tea leaves, it sounds like long-time counterterrorism aide and Department of Homeland Security official Rand Beers may be a possibility.
The DHS is touting in a press release that Beers just led a delegation to Sana’a, Yemen yesterday. It’s interesting timing, considering Yemen has been Brennan’s major focus since 2009:
