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{{Quotebox|I worked in the White House on the National Security Council staff and as deputy national security adviser for nearly nine years under four presidents. And I had certain ideas about how the national security staff and how the White House staff ought to comport themselves in discussions on national security and military issues. And let's just say that the way it worked in the Obama White House was not anything like I had seen before.<br>

{{Quotebox|I worked in the White House on the National Security Council staff and as deputy national security adviser for nearly nine years under four presidents. And I had certain ideas about how the national security staff and how the White House staff ought to comport themselves in discussions on national security and military issues. And let's just say that the way it worked in the Obama White House was not anything like I had seen before.<br>

I had worked for probably three of the most significant and toughest national security advisers in our history: [[Henry Kissinger]], [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] and [[Brent Scowcroft]]. And there were things that went on in the Obama White House that, under those three guys, I am confident would have been a firing offense...<br>

I had worked for probably three of the most significant and toughest national security advisers in our history: [[Henry Kissinger]], Zbigniew Brzezinski and [[Brent Scowcroft]]. And there were things that went on in the Obama White House that, under those three guys, I am confident would have been a firing offense...<br>

...domestic politics had a role in the debates about national security issues that I had not previously experienced.}}

...domestic politics had a role in the debates about national security issues that I had not previously experienced.}}