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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's happening. McMaster out Bolton is in.
General McMaster will retire from the military, the officials said. He has been discussing his departure with President Trump for several weeks, they said, but decided to speed up his departure, in part because questions about his status were casting a shadow over his conversations with foreign officials.
The officials also said that Mr. Trump wanted to fill out his national security team before his meeting with North Koreas leader, Kim Jong-un. He replaced Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson with the C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo, last week.
Officials emphasized that General McMasters departure was a mutual decision and amicable, with none of the recrimination that marked Mr. Tillersons exit. They said it was not related to a leak on Tuesday of briefing materials for Mr. Trumps phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/us/politics/hr-mcmaster-trump-bolton.html#click=https://t.co/NcRSvCbDcG
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,586 posts)alterfurz
(2,469 posts)...that the light from Fucked won't reach us for 10,000 years." -- Roseanne Barr
blake2012
(1,294 posts)poboy2
(2,078 posts)Hoyt
(54,770 posts)CanonRay
(14,084 posts)Bolton is insane.
herding cats
(19,558 posts)My husband says North Korea.
I don't know which one is worse, or even if they're mutually exclusive.
We realistically could be seeing the prelude of the next world war.
H2O Man
(73,506 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)So, it's depressing you agree with me is in this one instance.
H2O Man
(73,506 posts)say I'm smarter than you or anyone else here, I do enjoy some good sources. I've been in touch with one, since reading your OP. I hope to have an essay of value within the next 24 hours or so.
herding cats
(19,558 posts)Thank you for the heads up.
coeur_de_lion
(3,676 posts)LeftInTX
(25,125 posts)Then I read this........................
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)Cha
(296,827 posts)in their fucked up faces
herding cats
(19,558 posts)Preferably, before they kill a bunch of Iranian citizens.
Cha
(296,827 posts)thinking "war" is a way to save trump.
herding cats
(19,558 posts)I had the exact same thought, but there's a real risk here these fools could start another world war.
Iran, China, North Korea and Russia would be a hell of a force for the rest of us to try and fight.
Cha
(296,827 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)I'm wrong a lot. Let's hope I'm wrong here, too. 🤞
rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)It would be the U.S. alone.
herding cats
(19,558 posts)Touché We're isolationist now. I haven't adapted to that mindset yet.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)Tatiana
(14,167 posts)G-d. Just... this is beyond a train wreck. It's a never-ending horror show.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)Lars39
(26,106 posts)BoneyardDem
(1,202 posts)https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcmaster-to-resign-as-national-security-adviser-and-will-be-replaced-by-john-bolton/ar-BBKzUaa?li=BBnb7Kz
I'm sure it's a typo
herding cats
(19,558 posts)He's a loser for sure.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)By "all" I mean every decent citizen on planet earth.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)madaboutharry
(40,189 posts)He is intelligent, well spoken, and comes across as a person with great knowledge and experience. And underneath it all is a warmongering lunatic.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It just keeps getting worse and there is no end in sight. I don't know what to think anymore. I don't know if we can wait until November for a change in the guard.
maryellen99
(3,785 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)I laughed when I saw that, then Puerto Rico happened... now I'm rethinking my previous sense of humor altogether.
Blue Owl
(50,257 posts)n/t