SHMUEL ROSNER
Those with long-enough memories - but this doesn't have to be very long - still remember the Obama 2008 campaign trying to marginalize the role Zbigniew Brzezinski is playing in the campaign or might play later in the administration. But now, Brzezinski is everywhere. Advising, talking, writing. The Fingerman is right to be if not upset than at least puzzled: Do I believe that the Obama campaign advisers -- who are now serving in the administration -- telling me and others that Brzezinski had no role in the campaign were lying or trying to mislead me? No, I don't -- I think they were either telling the truth as it was at the time or at least believed what the candidate was telling them. But do I feel like sort of a sucker for actually defending the campaign against those spreading the Brzezinski rumor when the administration turns around a little more than a year later and brags about getting advice from the guy? I sure do (I was also writing at the time that Brzezinski wasn't advising the campaign. S.R).
... I never said that anyone was untruthful about the Brzezinski issue during the campaign. I never said Brzezinski worked for the administration or was a key adviser to the president. I don't even think there's necessarily anything wrong with the national security adviser bringing former NSA's in to get their points of view on occasion, as was apparently happening here. But if you are going to bring them in, and then have the president drop in, ask for advice and have Scowcroft and Brzezinski outline a Middle East peace plan -- and then leak to the newspapers in an apparent trial balloon that you're seriously considering taking their advice -- how is it wrong to conclude that Brzezinski is advising the president on Middle East issues? That's my point.
http://cgis.jpost.com/Blogs/rosner/entry/how_did_we_end_up
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