Gen. Clark supportive of Gen. Jones as NSA

[Adelante]

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The Jones appointment would put the one-time Marine Corps commandant and NATO commander in charge of managing an interagency process that many Democratic foreign policy experts contend has been broken under the Bush administration.

With many officials expecting Robert Gates to remain as defense secretary, at least during the first part of Obama's term, the emerging national security team appears to be centrist in orientation, with deep experience in many of the areas likely to be the focus of his foreign policy. This includes wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, instability in Pakistan and the Middle East, where Obama advisers have been signaling they want to make an early mark in the stalled peace process.

In picking Jones to coordinate his team, Obama would be sending a powerful sign of a desire to conduct a non-partisan national security policy. Jones is also close to Sen. John McCain, his colleague as a military liaison to Capitol Hill in the 1970s, and stayed publicly neutral during the campaign, but quietly provided advice to Obama in telephone conversations, according to someone who knows both men. He is one of the few individuals in public life who likely would have been courted for government service regardless of the election's outcome.

"He would bring a lot of the military dimension to the job," said Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general who was one of Jones' predecessors as NATO commander. "And his non- partisanship at this juncture is really important. He provides a nonpartisan standard for the national interest--that would be the presumption given his previous experience."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/11/21/clinton_and_jones_close_to_joi.html

[JI7]

1. i wonder if Clark recommended him to Obama

but sounds like he would be a good pick.

[Adelante]

2. I think Jones and Obama already knew each other well

It seems like a good pick to me, too.

[Lena inRI]

3. Excuse me, did I not get the memo?

Where the hell will Wes Clark be appointed if NSA, SOS, and SOD impossible until 2010 are all taken?

You mean to say, as a former Clarkie 2004, I was fooled to think this man would be part of the new leadership?

Well, DAMN. I guess I was fooled, wasn't I? Especially by you, General!

No more passion OR money for candidates for me. EVER!

It's all theater and trickery.

And while I'm at it, is Samantha Power part of the Obama team again?

Or have Bill and Hillary already called all the shots for foreign policy?

I voted for Obama's foreign policy platform, not the Clintonians.'

:rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

4. It seems you miscalculated. Try to ascertain what you're voting for next time.