> 1. A giant departure of the old guard (some of whom were set to retire soon) could be a great bit of creative destruction. Think of all the internal processes

> 1. A giant departure of the old guard (some of whom were set to retire soon) could be a great bit of creative destruction. Think of all the internal processes and tools that new leaders could fix or replace. It seems likely there's primarily one tool that needs to be replaced, here. (Email, obviously. What, did you think I meant something else?) Seriously. How many times in the last decade or two have you thought "You know, America's working pretty well, but it's clear that we really need is a big shake up in State Department processes and tools."