Rumsfeld Critic
The retired general whom The Wall Street Journal recently referred to as one of “Washington’s hottest political commodities” tells The Examiner that he has no plans to run for office and doesn’t plan to get involved formally
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in any of the 2008 campaigns.
The Examiner’s Rowan Scarborough asked Gen. James Jones, who had been a top military aide to former Defense Secretary William Cohen, commandant of the Marine Corps and NATO commander, whether he was planning to sign on to any campaign.
“No, I’m ecumenical,” he responded, although he added that he’d be happy to talk to anyone who asked.
Democrats had been keen to court Jones, especially after Bob Woodward revealed in “State of Denial” how Jones felt about the Pentagon under Donald Rumsfeld’s leadership. According to Woodward, Jones declined an interview with Rummy for the position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, referred to his “self-importance and arrogance” and saidthat, under his watch, the military had been “systematically emasculated.”
Jones now heads the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Energy.
