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"I think the fact that he is going to agree to do this, serve two presidents who are polar opposites in ideology, especially polar opposites on the war, show that he has the ability to help that along," said former GOP stragegist and now an ABC News consultant Matthew Dowd.
Jones, a retired Marine general, is the former commander of NATO forces.
"He seems to be a guy who functions well, makes the trains run on time, that gets the job done, that doesn't bully people, doesn't push people around, is not overly emotional," Dowd said.
Under Rice, the U.N. ambassador post will be elevated to a Cabinet rank as it was in President Clinton's administration, giving her a direct line to the president. Bush had downgraded the post.
ABC News' Eileen Murphy contributed to this report.
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