Former Army chief of staff, retired Gen. Eric K .Shinseki listens as President-elect Barack Obama introduces him as his Veterans Affairs Secretary-designate during a news conference Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
(AP)He did not respond directly when asked whether he believes India should have the right to pursue terrorist targets inside Pakistan in the wake of the deadly attacks in Mumbai. He also said he wants to "reset U.S.-Russian relations" following the Bush era.
"They are increasingly assertive and when it comes to Georgia and their threats against their neighboring countries I think they've been acting in a way that's contrary to international norms," he said of Kremlin leaders.
The president-elect declined to comment on the possible appointment of Caroline Kennedy to New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's seat in the Senate. Obama tapped Clinton recently as his secretary of state.
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Associated Press writers Stephen Ohlemacher in Washington and Philip Elliott in Chicago contributed to this report.
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