NCRI – The Washington Post assessed Obama’s new national security team favorably and regarding General Petraeus’s appointment as new CIA director wrote: “As CIA director, Petraeus will oversee not just those ground activities but also the intelligence analysis that is crucial to effective policymaking about Iran, North Korea and other hard-to-penetrate states.”
The Washington Post also said: “President Barack Obama’s new choices for his national security team have proven records of success and strong bipartisan support. The president deserves credit for seeking out highly qualified candidates to take on the grave challenges the country faces abroad.”