Newsweek' s recent issue on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign contained this interesting article by Michael Hirsh on the make-up of Clinton and Obama's foreign policy advisory teams. Basically, Clinton's top advisers were top advisers to her husband when he was president--people like Madeleine Albright, Richard Holbrooke, and Sandy Berger. There are a few high-profile Clintonites who are currently advising Obama, however. Among them are Tony Lake, Susan Rice, Dennis Ross, Bruce Reidel, and . . . Richard Clarke. Clarke, you will recall, made a splash in 2004 when he praised Bill Clinton's counterterrorism policies in public hearings of the 9/11 Commission after complaining about them in private sessions. Since those policies will undoubtedly be an issue should Hillary Clinton win the Democratic nomination, who better than Clarke to bring up this issue now so as to stop Hillary and help Clarke's choice Obama win the presidency? The attack ads write themselves. Of course, this assumes that Obama and the rest actually want to beat Clinton.
Matthew Continetti
Will Obama Unleash Clarke?
Newsweek's recent issue on Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign contained this interesting article by Michael Hirsh on the make-up of Clinton and Obama's foreign policy advisory teams. Basically, Clinton's top advisers were top advisers to her husband when he was president--people like Madeleine…
Matthew Continetti · September 26, 2007
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