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For failing to properly act on a sexual harassment issue. This may be the beginning of accountability. The other shoe would be putting strong people in the jobs that deal with sexual harassment and assault. That would send a message, especially if those people move on to good jobs afterwards. The Air Force seems to ...

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
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For failing to properly act on a sexual harassment issue. This may be the beginning of accountability.

The other shoe would be putting strong people in the jobs that deal with sexual harassment and assault. That would send a message, especially if those people move on to good jobs afterwards. The Air Force seems to be moving in this direction.

For failing to properly act on a sexual harassment issue. This may be the beginning of accountability.

The other shoe would be putting strong people in the jobs that deal with sexual harassment and assault. That would send a message, especially if those people move on to good jobs afterwards. The Air Force seems to be moving in this direction.

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. X: @tomricks1