Thread: National Security Advisor - Stephen J. Hadley (Eeeek!!)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/hadleybio.html

News Releases and Speeches NSC History National Security Advisor Deputy National Security Advisor Biography of Stephen Hadley, Assistant to the President For National Security Affairs

Stephen J. Hadley was sworn in as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor) on January 26, 2005. During President George W. Bush's first term, Mr. Hadley served as the Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor.

Mr. Hadley served as a senior foreign and defense policy advisor to then-Governor Bush during the 2000 Presidential Campaign and worked in the Bush-Cheney Transition on the National Security Council.

Previous to this position, he was a partner in the Washington, D.C. law firm of Shea & Gardner and a principal in The Scowcroft Group, Inc., an international consulting firm.

Mr. Hadley served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy from 1989-1993. In that position, he had responsibility for defense policy toward NATO and Western Europe, on nuclear weapons and ballistic missile defense, and arms control. He also participated in policy issues involving export control and the use of space. Mr. Hadley served as Secretary of Defense Cheney's representative in talks led by Secretary of State Baker that resulted in the START I and START II Treaties.

Mr. Hadley previously served in a variety of other capacities in the defense and national security field, including serving from 1986-1987 as Counsel to the Special Review Board established by President Reagan to inquire into U.S. arms sales to Iran (the "Tower Commission"), as a member of the National Security Council staff under President Ford from 1974-1977, and as an analyst for the Comptroller of the Department of Defense from 1972-1974.

Mr. Hadley has been a member of the Department of Defense Policy Board, the National Security Advisory Panel to the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Board of Trustees of Analytical Services, Inc. ("ANSER"). His professional legal practice focused on business problems of U.S. and foreign corporations particularly as they involve international business, regulatory, and strategy issues. He received a BA degree from Cornell University and a law degree from Yale Law School.

A Globalist.

Is there anyone high up in this administration who isn't a lawyer?

Strange isn't it? A globalist lawyer selected as our National Security Advisor. He was on CBS this morning. He was not impressive. Mispronounced the word Iraq twice. Stumbled in his explanation of what the President means by his "complete victory" before we pull out of Iraq and at the end of the interview it was basically concluded that this would be never. He struck me as neither competent nor straight-forward which is what compelled me to "research him".

Ugh!

You noted YALE law school?

Gag!

The thing I can't figure out about Yale lawyers is if they are such smart lawyers, why don't any of them actually PRACTICE?

Looks to me like all they want to do is work for the government and live off the public dole. No way can you have a viable law or consulting business and spend all your professional time working for the United States Government like Mr. Hadley....UNLESS you use your knowledge gleaned on your Gov't Job and profit your "Law Clients" or vice versa sue your Gov't Job to "fix things" for your "Law Clients".

I smell conflict of interest, heah!