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09 Oct 2010 14:20

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Politics: James L. Jones: Total Obama administration outsider?

  • It took me a while to get the president to call me by my first name.
  • Obama’s former National Security Adviser, James L. Jones • In the middle of Obama’s first year on the job. Jones’ stay in that position was a tad, shall we say, rocky. Word on the street is that he never felt comfortable in the job, and was an outsider in an administration full of insiders. This feeling was reportedly cemented by Bob Woodward’s new book, “Obama’s Wars,” which reportedly has the former general calling Obama’s right-hand men “water bugs,” the “Politburo,” and the “Mafia.” The book apparently angered him so much that he mailed it directly back to Woodward. So yeah, not good terms. source

08 Oct 2010 11:02

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U.S.: Revolving door: National Security Adviser James L. Jones heads out

  • Another one bites the dust! Obama’s National Security Adviser is only the latest in a long line of folks to exit the revolving door of the Obama administration as midterms heat up. He’ll be remembered for this post, along with this photo. His replacement? Thomas E. Donilon. source

16 Nov 2009 10:23

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World: U.S. to Pakistan: Increase your efforts against the Taliban

  • The U.S. says Afghan troop increase useless without more Pakistan help. Question: If you’re trying to smoke out a group like the Taliban, do you focus on one country when they’re clearly seeping into another one? Of course not. Which is why the U.S. is trying to increase pressure on Pakistan, sending Gen. James L. Jones (along with a sternly-written letter) to make a case for an expanded effort. In fact, some officials advocating minimal troop increases suggest that it’s merely a matter of keeping the Taliban smoked out near Pakistan. We’ll see. source