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50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’
NYslimes ^ | 8/8/16 | DAVID E. SANGER

Posted on 08/08/2016 11:58:13 AM PDT by ColdOne

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To: ColdOne

I was just reading in the wsj that George P. Bush (Jebs son) is endorsing Trump.


41 posted on 08/08/2016 12:20:56 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: ColdOne

Here are the jerks:

Donald B. Ayer Former Deputy Attorney General

John B. Bellinger III Former Legal Adviser to the Department of State; former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, The White House

Robert Blackwill Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning, The White House

24 of the 50 have “White House” in their title (I’m assuming most are Bush WH). I recognize about 7 names from this list, including RINO Tom Ridge.

Michael Chertoff Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Department of Justice

Eliot A. Cohen Former Counselor of the Department of State

Eric Edelman Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; former National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The White House

Gary Edson Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Richard Falkenrath Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, The White House

Peter Feaver Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, The White House

Richard Fontaine Former Associate Director for Near East Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

Jendayi Frazer Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs; former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Aaron Friedberg Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The White House

David Gordon Former Director of Policy Planning, Department of State

Michael Green Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council, The White House

Brian Gunderson Former Chief of Staff, Department of State

Paul Haenle Former Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council, The White House

Michael Hayden Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; former Director, National Security Agency

Carla A. Hills Former U.S. Trade Representative

John Hillen Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

William Inboden Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, The White House

Reuben Jeffery III Former Under Secretary of State for Economic Energy and Agricultural Affairs; former Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, National Security Council, The White House

James Jeffrey Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House

Ted Kassinger Former Deputy Secretary of Commerce

David Kramer Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

James Langdon Former Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, The White House

Peter Lichtenbaum Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration

Mary Beth Long Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

Clay Lowery Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs; former Director for International Finance, National Security Council, The White House

Robert McCallum Former Associate Attorney General; former Ambassador to Australia

Richard Miles Former Director for North America, National Security Council, The White House

Andrew Natsios Former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

John Negroponte Former Director of National Intelligence; former Deputy Secretary of State; former Deputy National Security Advisor

Meghan O’Sullivan Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan

Dan Price Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Tom Ridge Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, The White House; former Governor of Pennsylvania

Nicholas Rostow Former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, The White House

Kori Schake Former Director for Defense Strategy, National Security Council, The White House

Kristen Silverberg Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations

Stephen Slick Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council, The White House

Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations, National Security Council, The White House; former Ambassador and Senior Advisor for Women’s Empowerment, Department of State

William H. Taft IV Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; former Ambassador to NATO

Larry D. Thompson Former Deputy Attorney General

William Tobey Former Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; former Director for CounterProliferation Strategy, National Security Council, The White House

John Veroneau Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

Kenneth Wainstein Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, The White House; former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice

Matthew Waxman Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; former Director for Contingency Planning and International Justice, National Security Council, The White House

Dov Zakheim Former Under Secretary of Defense

Roger Zakheim Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Philip Zelikow Former Counselor of the Department of State

Robert Zoellick Former U.S. Trade Representative; former Deputy Secretary of State


42 posted on 08/08/2016 12:21:50 PM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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To: dware

It says a number of them decided after “Trump invited Russia to hack into Hillary’s email”; what BS! That’s NOT what he did and they know it!


43 posted on 08/08/2016 12:22:42 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: iontheball

Nope, never seen anything like it.


44 posted on 08/08/2016 12:22:44 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~First woman nominated to be Prez, Valerie Jarrett, not Hillary.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

LOL!

Agree!


45 posted on 08/08/2016 12:22:48 PM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Ray76

STATEMENT BY FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS

The undersigned individuals have all served in senior national security and/or foreign policy positions in Republican Administrations, from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. We have worked directly on national security issues with these Republican Presidents and/or their principal advisers during wartime and other periods of crisis, through successes and failures. We know the personal qualities required of a President of the United States.

None of us will vote for Donald Trump.

From a foreign policy perspective, Donald Trump is not qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief. Indeed, we are convinced that he would be a dangerous President and would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being.

Most fundamentally, Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be President. He weakens U.S. moral authority as the leader of the free world. He appears to lack basic knowledge about and belief in the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, and U.S. institutions, including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary.

In addition, Mr. Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he has little understanding of America’s vital national interests, its complex diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances, and the democratic values on which U.S. foreign policy must be based. At the same time, he persistently compliments our adversaries and threatens our allies and friends. Unlike previous Presidents who had limited experience in foreign affairs, Mr. Trump has shown no interest in educating himself. He continues to display an alarming ignorance of basic facts of contemporary international politics. Despite his lack of knowledge, Mr. Trump claims that he understands foreign affairs and “knows more about ISIS than the generals do.”

Mr. Trump lacks the temperament to be President. In our experience, a President must be willing to listen to his advisers and department heads; must encourage consideration of conflicting views; and must acknowledge errors and learn from them. A President must be disciplined, control emotions, and act only after reflection and careful deliberation. A President must maintain cordial relationships with leaders of countries of different backgrounds and must have their respect and trust.

In our judgment, Mr. Trump has none of these critical qualities. He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed our closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dangerous qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commander-in-Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

We understand that many Americans are profoundly frustrated with the federal government and its inability to solve pressing domestic and international problems. We also know that many have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many of us. But Donald Trump is not the answer to America’s daunting challenges and to this crucial election. We are convinced that in the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless President in American history.


46 posted on 08/08/2016 12:24:22 PM PDT by Ray76 (The evil effect of Obergefell is to deprive the people of rule of law & subject us to tyranny!)
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To: Cementjungle

That explains GWB’s multiple amnesty pushes.
Clearly The Bush Family and McCain were working this.
Is it possible this is all about keeping McCain, Flake and Linda from flipping to RAT?


47 posted on 08/08/2016 12:25:35 PM PDT by Zathras
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To: Ray76

Thank you for posting list.


48 posted on 08/08/2016 12:26:28 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~First woman nominated to be Prez, Valerie Jarrett, not Hillary.)
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To: Seattle Conservative

I’m sure we could come up with a list of 100 democrats that are voting for Trump.

Lets Trump their list!


49 posted on 08/08/2016 12:27:38 PM PDT by Coffee_drinker (The best defense is a strong preemptive strike.)
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To: Brilliant

Really? do you have a link?


50 posted on 08/08/2016 12:28:59 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~First woman nominated to be Prez, Valerie Jarrett, not Hillary.)
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To: ColdOne

Trump pi$$es off all the right people.


51 posted on 08/08/2016 12:32:46 PM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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To: ColdOne

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/08/08/george-p-bush-son-of-jeb-tells-texas-gop-activists-to-back-trump/


52 posted on 08/08/2016 12:32:53 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: ColdOne

RINOcrats!


53 posted on 08/08/2016 12:35:13 PM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: ColdOne

This is a re-issue of the same group of names no one has ever heard of except for maybe three or four, that signed such a screed a year ago — and were ignored.

Ignore them again.


54 posted on 08/08/2016 12:36:44 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (We will no longer surrender this country to the false song of globalism. --Donald Trump)
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To: ColdOne

The 29 CFR members who signed the statement:
Bellinger, John
Blackwill, Robert
Cohen, Eliot
Falkenrath, Richard
Fontaine, Richard
Frazer, Jendayi
Friedberg, Aaron
Green, Michael
Gunderson, Bryan
Hayden, Michael
Hills, Carla
Inboden, William
Jeffery, Reuben
Jeffrey, James
Kassinger, Theodore
Long, Mary Beth
Negroponte, John
O’Sullivan, Meghan
Price, Daniel
Rostow, Nicholas
Schake, Kori
Silverberg, Kristen
Tahir-Kheli, Shirin
Taft, William
Wainstein, Kenneth
Waxman, Matthew
Zakheim, Dov
Zelikow, Philip
Zoellick, Robert

http://i.cfr.org/content/about/annual_report/ar_2015/Sectional_PDFs/CFR_AR_2015_Membership_Roster.pdf


55 posted on 08/08/2016 12:37:38 PM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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To: Ray76

All belong to club ‘’former’’


58 posted on 08/08/2016 12:47:20 PM PDT by BOOHA
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To: ColdOne

They are NWO traitors outing themselves. The list grows as names are being written down.


59 posted on 08/08/2016 12:48:06 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Brilliant

Thank you for link.


60 posted on 08/08/2016 12:51:20 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~First woman nominated to be Prez, Valerie Jarrett, not Hillary.)
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