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Source: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/stevecoll/2008/11/general-jones.html
Gen. Jones' Main Tasks
[New Yorker] Steve Coll - There are three unglamorous tasks that Obama's national-security team absolutely must deliver on: They must keep al-Qaeda on its heels and off our soil; they must prevent Iraq from blowing up; and they must prevent Afghanistan from blowing up. These are projects Jones understands and for which he has considerable pragmatic experience.