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Denis McDonough, Obama's New Deputy National Security Adviser: 5 Key Facts
By David Knowles - AOL News(Oct. 22) -- President Barack Obama announced today that he has appointed Denis McDonough as the next deputy national security adviser. McDonough will report to Tom Donilon, who takes over from outgoing the national security adviser, retired Gen. James Jones. Surge Desk has compiled the following facts about McDonough, whom Obama praised as possessing "an extraordinary work ethic." 1. He's a longtime Obama adviser Formerly a foreign policy adviser to Sen. Tom Daschle --as well as a legislative director for Sen. Ken Salazar -- McDonough first began working for Obama when the president was ...
Clinton Says Mexico's Drug Cartels Becoming an Insurgency
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Sept. 9) -- Is Mexico becoming the new Colombia? Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton indicated it is heading in that direction when she said Wednesday that Mexico's drug cartels are blossoming into an insurgency, a shift in American position that indicates the drug wars may be getting worse. "We face an increasing threat from a well-organized network, drug-trafficking threat that is, in some cases, morphing into or making common cause with what we would consider an insurgency, in Mexico and in Central America," Clinton said at a talk at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday. ...
Hillary Clinton, in Foreign Policy Speech, Calls for 'New American Moment'
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailySeeking to reassure -- and issue a rejoinder to -- skeptics who have questioned the success of the Obama administration's foreign policy doctrine, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday did not hold back in an address to the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. It was a broad, far-reaching speech that ranged from the Middle East peace process and Iranian and North Korean sanctions to relations with Mexico and China. But the crux of Clinton's argument was this: America still holds unparalleled power to end conflict, establish peace and repair broken states, and now is the time ...
Is Iran the Winner of the War in Iraq?
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyAs Barack Obama appeared on television Tuesday to declare the end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq, were viewers happiest in Baghdad, Washington, D.C., or Tehran? The obvious answer would seem to be Washington or Baghdad. In fact, some analysts believe the real winner of the war in Iraq is neither the Iraqis, nor Americans, but the Iranians. It's a sobering analysis, especially in light of the United Nations-imposed and U.S.-backed sanctions against Iran, intended to to influence the country's intractable position on its nuclear capability. Mohammad Bazzi, adjunct senior fellow for Middle East ...
Hamid Karzai Visits D.C. to Strengthen Afghan-U.S. Ties
By Sarah Wildman - Politics DailyAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai touched down in Washington, D.C. Monday afternoon for a whirlwind rekindle-the-romance tour that will include the White House, Pentagon, State Department and Capitol Hill. The goal: a recalibration of U.S.-Afghanistan relations, a renewed vow on both sides to fight terror, a securing of Karzai's position in both his own country and on the world stage, a promise to the Afghan people of continued U.S. commitment to the region and the country, and a reassurance of the American people that Hamid Karzai is still a leader who can be relied upon. ...
On the Style and Substance of Hillary Clinton
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyJill, I actually liked Hillary Clinton's shorter haircut better, but I only caught the audio of the speech Wednesday, so I missed the new, longer hair look. What I did catch was how much of the speech was dedicated to acknowledging that it was the president who set the foreign policy agenda and outlining the specific roles Clinton would be taking on. ...
Another Bush, Another Push for Immigration Reform
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailySometime around 6 a.m. Wednesday, the apologetic emails went out to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) – Jeb Bush's plane had broken down and he was stuck in Maine. For want of two wings, the former Republican governor of Florida was unable to fly to Washington to give lift and luster to the release of a report calling for comprehensive immigration reform. ...
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