Posted on 02/20/2017 5:23:42 PM PST by Pinkbell
HR McMaster, an army lieutenant general whose unconventional career has earned him widespread respect in US defense circles, will be Donald Trump’s next national security adviser.
Trump, announcing his decision, called McMaster “a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience.”
The president had spent the weekend interviewing several generals to replace the disgraced Michael Flynn, included the retired general Keith Kellogg, the former UN ambassador John Bolton, McMaster and the West Point superintendent, Lt Gen Robert Caslen. Late last week, Robert Harward, a retired vice-admiral and a former aide to the defense secretary, James Mattis, declined Trump’s offer to replace Flynn.
McMaster’s appointment follows a week of disarray over the direction of the National Security Council, after Flynn was forced to resign over revelations that he had lied to vice-president Mike Pence about his calls discussing easing sanctions with Russia’s ambassador. Spencer Ackerman
During the announcement at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, McMaster thanked Trump for the appointment and looked “forward to joining the national security team and doing everything that I can to advance and protect the interests of the American people”.
Yet it remains to be seen whether McMaster’s imminent arrival at the White House will settle an ongoing struggle for the future course of national security and foreign policy. At least one other candidate for the job, McMaster’s ally David Petraeus, dropped out of the running after insisting on the independence to select his own staff.
During the announcement at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, McMaster thanked Trump for the appointment and looked “forward to joining the national security team and doing everything that I can to advance and protect the interests of the American people”.
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Oh yes, Trump loves torture. Idiots.
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So I'm imagining him warning everyone in WWII not to call anyone 'Jap' or 'Kraut.' . . . Disqualifies him right there as far as I'm concerned. War is no place for political correctness.
After reviewing his conduct at 73 easting - he deserved the silver star. So I’ll take back my negative comments.
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