General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsH.R. McMaster to Eat the Shit Sandwich as NSC....Accepts McFarland..
Note that Trump goes for active duty military.....they can't say no.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-trump-announces-h-r-mcmaster-as-new-national-security-advisor/amp/?client=ms-android-hms-tmobile-us
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)spanone
(135,636 posts)fuuuuuuuck.
GP6971
(31,017 posts)of brightest Generals in the military. You have to wonder what that will do to his career.
kennetha
(3,666 posts)and must disobey illegal orders.
I think this is a trap for Trump. He can't get an outside loyalist a la Bannon to take the job. I bet everybody he asked turned it down. I bet the last thing he wanted was a non-loyalist in the job, someone who would regard his duty to the Constitution and the Rule of law as a higher priority than serving the ego of a depraved and illegitimate president.
Bozvotros
(782 posts)And is on record saying military leaders should challenge war plans when they are unclear, inadequate and dumb. He would have been fired by Bush and Cheney because he felt they went into Iraq with similar conceits as we had during Vietnam. Will be interesting to see how he deals with fascists assclowns like Miller and Bannon. Here's a sample of his thinking: http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/human-element-when-gadgetry-becomes-strategy