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[schmiss]

Conflict Zone
Will James Jones and Hillary Clinton butt heads over Middle East policy?

Comments

[worldmage]

I think this is completely the wrong way to think about Obama's appointments. Trying to infer his policy directions from his appointments is completely backward from the way he has presented his way of doing things

[ladypolitik]

It's like you're making love to my brain.

[schmiss]

True; but IF Obama is (as people are saying) delegating his foreign policy to the best people he can find for now, while turning his attention to the economy, then it's a worthwhile to examine the potential dynamic between Jones & Clinton. While it's unlikely we'll ever have a Rumsfeld vs Powell situation, the amount of tension in the Mideast and the quagmire Bush is bequeathing to Obama is staggering & there needs to be examination of who he's picking to manage those factors.

[worldmage]

You're absolutely right. I don't have a problem with people analyzing his picks and what their agendas are and how those agendas might possibly conflict in the Obama Administration-to-be. Quite the contrary, in fact; it's information that needs to be in the public eye IMHO. As such, I don't have a problem with the bulk of the article examining Jones's and Clinton's respective records on the issue

[khudirambose]

The Senate confirmation hearings should help a lot too. None of his nominees have gone through that yet. They've only had photo-ops in Chicago. Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing how the Senate treats its own, including Clinton and Daschle.

[heather]

Totally agreed.