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motherjones.com - 12/1/2008

The Curious Retention of Robert Gates

— motherjones.com — Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton... to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ... (more) The Curious Retention of Robert Gates

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Robert Gates

Iraq

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topics.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008

James L. Jones News - The New York Times

— topics.nytimes.com — Gen. James L. Jones, a former commander of all NATO forces, is being considered for a number... of top foreign policy jobs in the Obama administration: secretary of state, secretary of defense or national security adviser. General Jones combines a ... (more) James L. Jones News - The New York Times

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Afghanistan

Lee Jones

General David Petraeus

Iraq

United States

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wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/1/2008

Jim Jones’ Chamber Of Commerce Organization Promotes Catastrophic Energy Future

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — General James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), whom President-elect Barack Obama today selected to be his... national security adviser , currently runs a U.S. Chamber of Commerce energy policy front group. Jones is president and chief executive ... (more) Jim Jones’ Chamber Of Commerce Organization Promotes ...

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Lee Jones

Barack Obama

Jim DeMint

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U.S. Army

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Why Was Eric Holder Nominated for AG Yesterday?
Open Left - Front Page — ... Since December 1, 2008 apparently and I think the symbolism in that is disturbing. Yes, the Justice Department is involved in counterterrorism and has been embroiled in the question of what to do with "enemy combatants." But the department should not be viewed as one more tool of an administration's foreign policy. Here's the defense of this approach from Marc Ambinder: ...

A Different World
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Can you imagine this ever happening in the past eight years? Jones, NATO's commissar, initially sold Afghanistan to NATO allies as if it were Kosovo; he soon realized that mistake and spent much of his term fighting for a different strategy and for more resources. Obama seems to appreciate the fact that Jones was able to change his mind and take a new course when evidence rendered his earlier assumptions inoperative. Marc titled that post "Epigenetic By Virtue Of Them." He can use that word as a White House blogger ...