The White House has released a list of 15 participants, some attending by video conference. They include figures from the military, intelligence and diplomatic branches of the US government:
-Joe Biden, the vice president
-John Kerry, the secretary of state, and Chuck Hagel, the secretary of defence
-John Brennan, the head of the CIA, and James Clapper, the director of national intelligence
-Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the United Nations
-General Martin Dempsey, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff
-Assorted national security and legal aides
Wow, I feel so much safer now that I know that cast of characters are working the problem, but I'd feel so much safer if I knew National Security Adviser Susan Rice was taking part as well. I don't see her name or Deputy National Security Adviser Tommy “Dude” Vietor’s name anywhere on the list at all.