Politico on Obama's team. Leans toward Richardson at State, Hagel at Defense, Zinni as NSC, and keeps Samantha Power in the mix and nixes Susan Rice as NSC. Only alarm bell is Jane Harman as head of CIA, but seems dubious. Absolutely NO mention of either Richard Holbrooke or Dennis Ross. (summary by Jack Ross)
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Hagel, YES!
(I wish Jack Ross would explain his misgivings about Susan Rice. I'm not too familiar with her.)
Excluding the likes of Holbrooke and Ross, Rice is the closest to Clinton-style interventionism. I saw a foreign policy panel at the Democratic convention on C-SPAN where she was hysterical about Georgia, Gary Hart spoke strongly against the hysteria and is apparently co-chairing a report with Hagel on the future of Russia relations, with Anthony Lake frantically trying to establish middle ground. I think Lake will be Richardson's #2 and the article confirms my hunch that Rice is in line for UN Ambassador.
P.S. I'm no relation to Dennis, but he does go to the shul where I grew up in Maryland.
should not be a rule that only people who served in millitary should be allowed to become seceretry of defence because they understand millitary and war better than person who dosen't come from millitary background exa : i think Hagel will make better secretry of defance that Hillary, Dennis Ross.
Samething goes for heads of CIA and FBI .
Richardson, Hagel, and Zinni would certainly be a less dubious bunch than I have expected.
Yes, hopefully they will be appointed.