President-elect Barack Obama, second from the right, announces his national security team during a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Standing behind Obama are Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., far left, National Security Adviser-designate Ret. Marine Gen. James Jones, center, and United Nations Ambassador-designate Susan Rice. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)