General James Jones

Damning New Memo Compares Afghanistan to Jay Leno Show

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

A new memo on Afghanistan written by one of Obama's top advisors emphasizes the futility of a continued U.S. military presence there, at one point going so far as to compare the war to Jay Leno Show.

Dispatch from J Street

Antony Loewenstein | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Antony Loewenstein

J Street must decide what it wants to be -- a wide tent that allows all Jewish opinions on Israel or an orthodoxy that pushes only conventional platitudes -- but the Palestinians don't have time to wait.

It's Chow Time at the White House, Brother

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

What gays and lesbians are looking for -- and will be marching for on Sunday -- is nothing special, and that's exactly the point. It's what every other American already has: equal treatment under the law

Obama's Afghan Benchmarks Still AWOL

The New York Times | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


As the American military comes to full strength in the Afghan buildup, the Obama administration is struggling to come up with a long-promised plan to ...

A Strategic Necessity

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Alon Ben-Meir

If Israel has full American backing in security and defense, it will have more flexibility to concede the occupied territories because ultimately ensuring Israel's security takes away its main rational for keeping Palestinian and Syrian territories.

White House Combines Homeland Security And National Security Councils

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he is combining White House staffs dealing with international and homeland security, predi...

Obama Caving on Gays in the Military

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

In Washington, we know about commissions and study groups and promise-them-anything when you're trolling for votes. But after the election... well, memories fade.

Obama Calls For Defense Spending Cuts

Fox News | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration has asked the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon's budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 ...

National Security Advisor: Who is James L. (Revolving Door) Jones?

David Wallechinsky | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


David Wallechinsky

In selecting James L. Jones to be his national security advisor, Barack Obama has chosen a former Marine Corps general who, at the time of his nominat...

Obama's Astute Choice: General James Jones as National Security Adviser

Gordon Goldstein | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Gordon Goldstein

In selecting General Jones as his national security adviser, Obama has eschewed the model of the foreign policy intellectual and instead placed a true military-affairs expert as his side in the White House.

General James Jones: Close Friend Of John McCain, Obama VP Candidate

Politico | Jonathan Martin | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics


It may sound smart on the surface, but there is one not-so-small problem: He and McCain are close friends and have been for decades. The two served t...