The New Rules: Glass Half Full on Obama's New National Security Team

President Barack Obama reshuffled his national security team last week,
and the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. The White House proclaimed
that this was the "strongest possible team," leaving unanswered the
question, "Toward what end?" Obama foresees a
smaller, increasingly background role for U.S. security in the world,
and these selections feed that pattern.

Obama gambles on remake of national security team (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama reshuffled his top national security aides on Thursday, altering the chemistry of a team that will help set strategy on the war in Afghanistan, turmoil in the Middle East and defense budget battles in Washington.

Obama's new national security team faces major challenges (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - In announcing his new national security team Thursday, President Obama sought to demonstrate confidence and continuity at a time when the US is trying to conclude its active military engagement in several places around the world.

In one stroke, a new Obama national security team (AP)

AP - The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles on the home front over Pentagon spending that has ballooned into a fat target for deficit hawks.

Obama names team for 'new phase' in Afghan war (AFP)

AFP - US President Barack Obama charged his reshaped national security team with managing a "new phase" in the long war in Afghanistan -- the struggle to put Afghans in charge of their own security.