A Look At The President Obama's National Security Advisor

Obama's Gray Man -- James Mann, Foreign Policy

Tom Donilon has amassed enormous behind-the-scenes power as the president’s national security advisor. But now, as the White House shuffles its foreign-policy team, his critics are sharpening their knives.

For the past few weeks, Barack Obama's foreign-policy team has been grappling with world issues ranging from the urgent to the mundane, be it Syria's virulent civil war, North Korea's provocative threats, the historic visit to Washington by the president of Burma, or plans for a summit with China.

But throughout this period, the senior-most officials of the administration have also been working on another concerted but hidden campaign: to defend National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon against growing criticism from inside the administration and by those who served in the first term, and are now speaking out or quietly settling scores.

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My Comment: I would do anything to have that opportunity to sit and be an observer of what he does on any given day. He is the man who has all the secrets .... and then some more. Mind you .... while I have been wrong before on many issues .... I am proud to say that (after many years of posting) this blog does have a very good track record on covering wars, defense and security issues, and analyzing predictions. And while I do like to intellectually pat myself on the back once in a while, I must confess that a good size of this credit belongs to you .... the readers .... who are never shy to express their opinions and analysis .... and yes  .... do influence me with your input. So please keep it up .... your feedback is my "juice".