The president’s national security adviser, Susan E. Rice, is seen as part of a tight circle. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times
Obama Could Replace Aides Bruised By A Cascade of Crises -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — One day this month, as the nation shuddered with fears of an Ebola outbreak and American warplanes pounded Sunni militants in Syria, President Obama’s national security adviser, Susan E. Rice, invited a group of foreign policy experts to the White House to hear their views of how the administration was performing.
She was peppered with critiques of the president’s Syria and China policies, as well as the White House’s delays in releasing a national security strategy, a congressionally mandated document that sets out foreign policy goals. On that last point, Ms. Rice had a sardonic reply.
“If we had put it out in February or April or July,” she said, according to two people who were in the room, “it would have been overtaken by events two weeks later, in any one of those months.”
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My Comment: If the Democrats get "slaughtered" in Congressional elections next week .... expect big changes in the White House.
Susan Rice has not done anything other than what she was told.
ReplyDeleteReplacing her and others is merely replacing the window dressing.
DDSS
I'm inclined to think that, if there are any changes, they'll be on the periphery (i.e. Mr. Hagel) and the same players in the inner circle will just change positions.
ReplyDeleteThe President is pretty set in his ways, counting more on political reliability and acumen(as with appointing Mr. Klain) and personal relationships (Ms Rice.) Domestic politics is the focus; because of who they are, I don't foresee any of the inner circle going anywhere.