NYT's Helene Cooper: Bush 'war czar' Ltn. Gen. Douglas Lute to stay in the job: "But Obama transition officials said that General Jones’ decision to keep General Lute — who he has worked with in the past on Iraq-related issues–reflects his belief that there should be some continuity in military policy, even if the new administration is pursuing different Iraq and Afghanistan policies. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that General Jones plans to take an active role in Afghanistan and Iraq issues. General Lute has recently completed a review of Afghanistan policy for President Bush, and one Obama transition official said that there were elements of that policy review which General Jones might seek to keep."

Posted by Laura at January 13, 2009 06:40 PM