3 Points

Obama's Big Tent (www.thenation.com)

Say what you will about Barack Obama's national security team, but clearly the President-elect wasn't fibbing when he promised to bring unity to Washington. Who else could get Robert Gates, General... More

Tags: tmc,the nation,presidentelect barack obama,national security team,cabinet,robert gates,secretary of defense,susan rice,us ambassador to the united nations,hillary clinton,secretary of state,jim jones,national security advisor

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Trouble on the Horizon (www.talkingpointsmemo.com)

There's a lot of speculation about what Obama's foreign policy picks mean. But what was and remains clear to me is that Obama, like most but by no means all Democrats, believes that settling the mess... More

Tags: tmc,talking points memo,jim jones,national security advisor,presidentelect barack obama,cabinet,national security,israel,palestine

Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Custodians of Empire (www.thenation.com)

The Obama national security "team" -- part of that much-hailed "team of rivals" -- does not yet exist, but it does seem to be heaving into view. And so far, its views seem anything but rivalrous.... More

Tags: tmc,security team,barack obama,cabinet,james jones,national security advisor

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Transition Rumint: Security Posts (www.motherjones.com)

As advisors to President-Elect Obama move swiftly into transition mode, speculation on possible appointments is heightened while those under consideration for the jobs have gone quiet. But here are... More

Tags: barack obama,national security advisor,defense department,state department, tmc

Submitted about 1 year ago by TEVSlyke1 | 0 Comments |

2 Points