Barack Obama prepares to make a major reshuffle at the top of your security team with the appointment of the current CIA director, Leon Panetta, the new secretary of Defense, and General David Petraeus, head of operations in Afghanistan, at the head of the spy agency. They relay that will bring different styles of command, but no significant changes in foreign policy.
Panetta replaced, as confirmed by the U.S. press officials, Robert Gates, whose exit onto half of the management of this Government, was expected since Obama agreed to maintain the position that it occupied during the last years of the Administration George Bush. The decision to put Petraeus in the gap left Panetta responds primarily to the will of the president to keep close to a military whose recommendations are considered very valuable in the White House.
Petraeus had to leave their responsibilities in Afghanistan this summer, which will be the time when the relay, which will probably be announced today by Obama, will take effect. Not yet know the name of the soldier who takes the conduct of that war, but it shuffles the General John Allen, who has had leadership responsibilities in Iraq.
Also anticipated that the president intends to strengthen the political angle of the mission in Afghanistan with the appointment as ambassador to that country by Ryan Crocker, who already pointed out in an identical position on Iraq. All these moves involving veteran figures and comprehensive knowledge of the intricacies of the administration, suggesting that Obama wants to go for safe securities that give consistency to its foreign policy in a time that there should be at the beginning of the withdrawal Afghanistan and to address a complex situation throughout the Middle East.
Although early, the exit of Gates is the most influential would have on the strategy for the coming months. Gates has proven an effective and prudent man who was to become one of the most influential in Washington. He made a great tandem with Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Obama unloaded on both, most of the time, the weight of the big decisions.
Gates, for example, one of the main architects of the strategy was to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan since July, the date set for withdrawal. More recently, his opinion was decisive for American military intervention in Libya was so limited and specific as it turned out. Among the recent crisis, Obama has strayed only slightly from the councils of the Gates-Clinton family in the case of Egypt, where the White House imposed a more critical line against Hosni Mubarak.
Gates also had won a great reputation among the military and has effectively served as a bridge between the president and a group difficult and essential in the development of foreign policy. Panetta still have to earn the trust of their subordinates in uniform, but his arrival at the Pentagon guarantees, in principle, the continuation of a prudent control.
Panetta has gone through several public offices during this administration and Bill Clinton, and always proved a reliable man in whose hands they can be left in peace matters of great importance. It is also an expert in financial matters, which may prove crucial for a defense secretary whose duties shall be to curtail the huge budget of the department direct.
After many turbulent years, the CIA has won serenity and prestige over Panetta. Petraeus will consolidate work that way. The presence of a military secret service address is not unusual, but a circumstance to be considered, particularly at a time when many of the CIA activities occur in areas that also combat the U.S.
Army . Petraeus gives confidence, while an easy ratification by the Senate, where both his nomination to be voted as the Panetta. Anything that today requires going through Congress is a headache for Obama, but in this case, Petraeus and Panetta, especially the first-figures still appear above the daily political struggle. 
Panetta replaced, as confirmed by the U.S. press officials, Robert Gates, whose exit onto half of the management of this Government, was expected since Obama agreed to maintain the position that it occupied during the last years of the Administration George Bush. The decision to put Petraeus in the gap left Panetta responds primarily to the will of the president to keep close to a military whose recommendations are considered very valuable in the White House.
Petraeus had to leave their responsibilities in Afghanistan this summer, which will be the time when the relay, which will probably be announced today by Obama, will take effect. Not yet know the name of the soldier who takes the conduct of that war, but it shuffles the General John Allen, who has had leadership responsibilities in Iraq.
Also anticipated that the president intends to strengthen the political angle of the mission in Afghanistan with the appointment as ambassador to that country by Ryan Crocker, who already pointed out in an identical position on Iraq. All these moves involving veteran figures and comprehensive knowledge of the intricacies of the administration, suggesting that Obama wants to go for safe securities that give consistency to its foreign policy in a time that there should be at the beginning of the withdrawal Afghanistan and to address a complex situation throughout the Middle East.
Although early, the exit of Gates is the most influential would have on the strategy for the coming months. Gates has proven an effective and prudent man who was to become one of the most influential in Washington. He made a great tandem with Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Obama unloaded on both, most of the time, the weight of the big decisions.
Gates, for example, one of the main architects of the strategy was to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan since July, the date set for withdrawal. More recently, his opinion was decisive for American military intervention in Libya was so limited and specific as it turned out. Among the recent crisis, Obama has strayed only slightly from the councils of the Gates-Clinton family in the case of Egypt, where the White House imposed a more critical line against Hosni Mubarak.
Gates also had won a great reputation among the military and has effectively served as a bridge between the president and a group difficult and essential in the development of foreign policy. Panetta still have to earn the trust of their subordinates in uniform, but his arrival at the Pentagon guarantees, in principle, the continuation of a prudent control.
Panetta has gone through several public offices during this administration and Bill Clinton, and always proved a reliable man in whose hands they can be left in peace matters of great importance. It is also an expert in financial matters, which may prove crucial for a defense secretary whose duties shall be to curtail the huge budget of the department direct.
After many turbulent years, the CIA has won serenity and prestige over Panetta. Petraeus will consolidate work that way. The presence of a military secret service address is not unusual, but a circumstance to be considered, particularly at a time when many of the CIA activities occur in areas that also combat the U.S.
Army . Petraeus gives confidence, while an easy ratification by the Senate, where both his nomination to be voted as the Panetta. Anything that today requires going through Congress is a headache for Obama, but in this case, Petraeus and Panetta, especially the first-figures still appear above the daily political struggle.
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