National Post (Canada) "And yet two generals feel the need to criticize the Commander in Chief in public in a short time frame? Yes, it could be coincidence, but the smart betting man has to wonder — what the hell is going on inside the administration? Just how hot are temperatures running? Who’s getting pushed and who’s pushing back?
"And perhaps the key question: How many generals and admirals will give up their careers rather than follow the President’s agenda?"
James Jones Out, Anti-Military Guy In "...Obama's selection of Gen. Jones as national security adviser, along with a handful of similar appointments, caused us and other observers who are even more knowledgeable to hail what seemed to be a reassuringly moderate trend in Obama's nascent foreign policy. Those days are long gone now, and it seems that Jones never had much influence. Reuters reports that Jones was "often portrayed as an outsider who struggled to make his voice heard over Obama's close-knit group of advisers who were with him on his 2008 election campaign." "
Dontcha Love These Non-Ideological Pragmatists? "Jones echoed criticisms that Donilon lacked critical national security experience and existed in a lawyer’s bunker, his power stemming from his status as a Democratic fixer who has the president’s ear — an ear Donilon routinely fills with “snap judgments” and “absolute declarations” about places he’s never been to, foreign officials he’s never met, and a military with which he has no credibility.
"Sounds like he’ll be perfect." Andy McCarthy in National Review
Mudville Gazette on Gen. Jones and Tom Donilan "...Worse for Jones, he often felt sidelined by Emanuel, who would regularly come to the national security adviser's suite and see his deputy, Donilon. So Jones told Emanuel, "I'm the national security adviser. When you come down there, come see me." It got better for a short time..."
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