But a look at his advisers, and his recent speeches, suggests a moderate approach.
Several of his advisers assume that the latest diplomacy will fizzle, leaving "fortress Israel" intact.
Outside directors are supposed to serve as helpful, yet less biased, advisers on a firm's board.
Some wonder if his campaign advisers may have a formal role, perhaps in the key job of Treasury secretary.
The President's advisers contend that they have never seen a force as cohesive, well-trained and ideologically driven.
Besides, they are surrounded by advisers with plenty of spare mental power to rationalize whatever it takes to win.
Now, to a large extent the poor quality of Mr. McCain's advisers reflects the tattered intellectual state of his party.
But it is not unfair to criticise the monarchy and its advisers for having created a system where the king is so sorely needed.
Her advisers say that she followed procedure, and was acting in taxpayers' interests, as the court case was costing public money every year that it went unsettled.
The evidence therefore points to a miscalculation by a president who rejects checks on her power and has given up listening to anyone outside her coterie of advisers.
Financial advisers are often pushy in promoting hedge funds, which adds to the already high fees charged by the managers themselves.
We know that many students, perhaps half of all undergraduate Chinese students, for example, have paid advisers at home to help them.
"He is obsessed by climate change," said one of his press advisers, who claims that his boss enjoys discussing incandescent light bulbs - and don't get him started on thermoelectric power generation.
But shares in investments such as unit trusts and ISAs could draw us tax at a higher rate if sold, so advisers often encourage expatriate Brits to avoid cashing them in while abroad.
Schwartz states that, for better or worse, she was forced into thinking independently early on during her career because of the intermittent absences of her thesis and postdoctoral advisers.
Given the discrepancy between what was expected and what has happened, a search for ulterior motives on the part of WHO and its scientific advisers is understandable, though without justification.
Secret Service officials and military advisers in Washington consulted a map and chose a spot for Bush to make a brief touchdown: Barksdale Air Force Base, outside of Shreveport, La.
