Yes, my point was the silliness in whining about this as a radical appointment. General Jones, who as I've noted I've been very critical of at times, is a Marine 4 star, former Commandant, solid record, who was Condi's choice to train the palestinian security forces. In that position I'd expect him to be critical of Israeli pushback against the capabilities of the palestinians to maintain order. Having failed for over a decade. But that doesn't make him pro-palestinian, nor a nutball, liberal choice. Same with Brennan, best known on the left as pro-torture, and the head of a Bush created agency.
These aren't incompetants. Nor out of the mainstream.
IMO, politically, it's better to wait to criticize policy positions.
BTW, in the Reagan years, I think Jones may have worked with McCain as Naval attache to the Senate, or some similar position. Small world.
Apparently Jones didn't think too much of McCain because he worked for Obama during this campaign.