Obama's Advisers

President-elect Barack Obama, unveiling his national-security team, said he will use the "power of our moral example" in making a clean break from Bush administration policies on Iraq, Afghanistan and overseas diplomacy.

Mr. Obama gave a prominent place during the presentation to his nominee for secretary of state, Sen. Hillary Clinton. She stood next to Mr. Obama, was the first of the nominees to speak and received the lengthiest introduction from the president-elect.

Speaking to reporters, Mr. Obama said he would devote new energy to diplomacy and other nonmilitary aspects of U.S. global power.

"The national-security challenges we face are just as grave and just as urgent as our economic crisis," he said. "To succeed, we must pursue a new strategy that skillfully uses, balances and integrates all elements of American power: our military and diplomacy; our intelligence and law enforcement; our economy and the power of our moral example."

Sen. Clinton echoed the theme, saying U.S. interests "cannot be protected and advanced by force alone." Retired Marine Gen. James Jones, who was named national-security adviser, stressed that the U.S. would need to use "all elements of our national power and influence." read more