Photo: Dennis Ross, President Obama and General James Jones. (l. to r.) David Brody / UPI Photo / Landov; MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty; Win McNamee / GettyFrom Time Magazine:
The number of Obama Administration figures losing power to Dennis Ross is growing longer by the day, but one addition to the list is particularly surprising: General James Jones. Obama picked the 6'4" former Marine to be his National Security Adviser last November after meeting him only a handful of times. And while Obama is happy with his strategic military advice, the President seeks more guidance on the "political and diplomatic" front than he's getting from Jones, two senior Administration officials tell TIME. Bringing Ross over from the State Department, where he's currently in charge of policy for a region that includes Iran, is intended to fix that in part, the officials say.
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My Comment: I am surprised with the "house cleaning" that is happening now. If there was to be a shuffling of the deck, my expectation was that it was going to happen at the end of summer.
Why now? I am guessing, but President Obama must either not be happy with the advice that he is receiving, or he has made the decision to seek alternative opinions to increase his policy and strategic options.
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