Posted on 06/22/2016 7:50:27 PM PDT by usafa92
Brent Scowcroft, the national security advisor to President George H.W. Bush and one of the leading figures of the Republican national security establishment, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Wednesday.
The endorsement is the most high-profile indication yet of the depth of discomfort that Republican foreign policy figures feel about Donald Trump as their party's nominee.
The Clinton campaign sees doubts about Trump's ability to handle foreign policy as a major plus for their side. Endorsements by well-known Republican foreign policy figures could add to her advantage on that front.
"The presidency requires the judgment and knowledge to make tough calls under pressure," Scowcroft said in a statement in which he did not mention Trump's name. Clinton "has the wisdom and experience to lead our country at this critical time."
Scowcroft, 91, served in senior positions under Presidents Ford and Reagan, in addition to his post in the first President Bush's White House. He served as an informal advisor to President George W. Bush, although his public warnings against going to war in Iraq distanced him from the administration.
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That endorsement is incomprehensible.
Let that be the fate of every other Establishment stooge for the enemies of our country now and forever.
Another cryptoDemocrat.
Brent’s a hawk. Always has been. Trump is more hawkish than Hillary. Hillary has a much higher capitalization factor. Trump’s at absolute 0.
Makes me think somebody is calling in a few Chit’s from Brent.
“The presidency requires the judgment and knowledge to make tough calls under pressure,” Scowcroft said in a statement in which he did not mention Trump’s name. Clinton “has the wisdom and experience to lead our country at this critical time.”
Judgment, knowledge, wisdom, experience...Yep, Egypt (Muslim Brotherhood), Libya, Syria, unsecured email server...Who could ask for anything more?
We are going to need a lot of gallows before this is over.
L
Scowcroft came out of the crypt.
Scowcroft, 91
Endorsed or coerced?
I just read that he helped Obama pick his national security team.
No wonder some people despise him.
Thank you, sir for your service.
Go relax.
Hillary would be the best POTUS corporatist money ever bought.
Who the hell cares?
Seems to me the neocons that wanted to start war in Libya, overthrow ME dictators that treated Christians OK, start war in Ukraine, everything that Hillary did, would prefer her because she loves causing turmoil as much as they do.
Never liked the guy. He always seemed too small doe the suits he wore.
There is much idiocy that can be hidden by “national security” thus guy had no idea what the hell he was doing.
No discernment. No wisdom. Beltway hack who misunderstood his role as a tool, now tries to pretend he ever mattered.
Smoked out another one.
-PJ
Trump is more hawkish about destroying ISIS, who is a real threat. Hillary just like to destroy countries for the sake of doing it.
Wonder if they changed Scowcroft's diaper and drool cup before or after the endorsement?
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