Me and General Jones, we got a thing going on

I keep meaning to mention the great news from the future Obama administration, that his National Security Adviser will be retired Marine General James Jones. Jones's appointment makes "some Israelis nervous," Congressional Quarterly reports (that's the Congressional, not the Knesset Quarterly) because he adamantly stated some time ago that Israel should have no forces in the West Bank. Working there for a time under Condoleezza Rice, he prepared this "scathing…report of Israel's
policies in the territories and its attitude toward the Palestinian
Authority's security services" that was apparently shelved. This is maybe the most important gesture by Obama toward his realist/progressive base on this issue, and must be celebrated… A tough guy, 64, who has been in combat, and is widely admired, with a special-needs daughter. In short, no pushover, and knows how to think…