Former Obama Adviser: Build Keystone XL Pipeline

President Barack Obama’s former national security adviser said Thursday that Obama should approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline to send Russian President Vladimir Putin a message that “international bullies” can’t use energy security as a weapon.

The comments by retired Gen. James Jones came as Democrats grappled with the election-year dilemma that the pipeline poses for them. Wealthy Democratic donors are funding candidates who oppose the project — a high-profile symbol of the political debate over climate change. But other Democrats are boosters of the pipeline and the party’s control of the Senate after the 2014 midterm elections may hinge on them.

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