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To: maggief
Brett McGurk serves as Special Presidential Envoy

Keep an eye on this one. He has been on the job since Oct.23rd

24 posted on 11/21/2015 5:13:36 AM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner

Let’s see if the current chain in command remains in place.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/22/new-u-s-czar-for-anti-isis-fight-will-inherit-job-from-hell/

McGurk worked closely with Allen, and the two men have similar views about how to confront the Islamic State. Unfortunately for the diplomat, McGurk will also be confronted with the same dilemmas and obstacles that Allen faced.

Unlike some czars from previous campaigns, McGurk will continue to be based in the State Department, not the White House, and will not be a member of the president’s National Security Council. That means he, like Allen, will have to defer to U.S. military commanders and won’t have the power to force changes to a strategy that is currently struggling in its stated goal of defeating the armed group.


40 posted on 11/21/2015 5:49:31 AM PST by maggief
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