No one has mentioned the early departure of Tom Donilon as National Security adviser..

[kentuck]

and being replaced by Susan Rice.

Did he get out ahead of this story or was it just a coincidence?

The timing was rather interesting. Especially with the story of the last couple of days about the leaks, etc...

[Berlum]

1. "Move along. Nothing to see here." - SucKuriTee, Inc.

[LondonReign2]

2. You must want the Republicans to win!

[randome]

3. It doesn't need to be anything nefarious.

Maybe he's tired. Maybe he has cancer. Maybe his wife left him.

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[kentuck]

4. True.

So it's probably just a coincidence?

[randome]

5. Of course it could be. The Administration seems caught off guard by Greenwald's 'scoop'.

But it's all just speculation.

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[Berlum]

6. Coincidence?

[Bluenorthwest]

9. His wife is Catherine Russell, cheif of staff for Jill Biden.

I am not really keen on saying such things about actual people when they are just riffs to make a point.

[JaneyVee]

7. National Security Adviser is different than National Security Agency.

Keith Alexander is head of the NSA. A Bush appointee from 2005.

[kentuck]

8. Yes.

But the National Security Adviser is very close to the President and is a very important position.