A National Security Adviser, Just Not on the Wars
By Spencer Ackerman - June 7, 2007, 10:55 AM
OK, now we have some clarity about what exactly Steve Hadley, the national security adviser, will do on Iraq and Afghanistan once Lieutenant General Doug Lute becomes war czar: Nothing.
Many have wondered whether Lute's prospective position as war czar effectively overlaps with Hadley's portfolio. While it's not a position with any real history behind it, the war czar is supposed to facilitate interagency coordination and policy review on Iraq and Afghanistan, which is, at least on paper, the job of the national security adviser. But, apparently, not anymore. In his confirmation hearing, Lute dropped a bombshell: Hadley will no longer have any formal role on the wars.
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