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Title: AP Disturbed by ‘Parade of Retired Generals’ Seeking Jobs in Trump Admin
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URL Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-journa ... rals-making-trump-militarized/
Published: Nov 25, 2016
Author: WARNER TODD HUSTON
Post Date: 2016-11-25 10:34:35 by Ada
Keywords: None
Views: 1056
Comments: 4

On Thanksgiving Day, the Associated Press published a story raising eyebrows at president-elect Donald Trump for meeting too many retired generals about positions in his nascent administration.

Though he has only actually given one ex-general a job, AP National Security writer Robert Burns fears Trump is becoming too reliant on members of the military.

“The military parade for Donald Trump has come early,” the AP says in its lead paragraph. “Two months before Inauguration Day festivities, an extraordinary number of recently retired generals, including some who clashed with President Barack Obama’s administration, are marching to the president-elect’s doorstep for job interviews.”

From there Burns goes on to wring his hands, saying that the “large number” of generals coming to Trump Tower “raises questions about the proper balance of military and civilian advice in a White House led by a commander in chief with no defense or foreign policy experience.”

The AP goes on to assert that Trump is considering all these generals because no one else wants to work for him.

“The tilt toward military officials may reflect a limited pool of civilian options,” Burns insists. “Many officials from previous Republican administrations politically disowned Trump during the campaign, calling him unqualified. And Trump suggested he wouldn’t want many of them, as he vowed to ‘drain the swamp’ by running establishment figures out of town.”

So far, the only general the President-Elect has actually named to a position is retired three-star Army general Michael Flynn, who has become Trump’s national security adviser. But Trump has been considering a long list of people from varied backgrounds — even some Democrats — for White House jobs. His transition team announced several surprise picks on Friday: SC Governor Nikki Haley as Ambassador the United Nations, and education activist Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.

Regardless, Burns worries that there are just too many generals in line for jobs. To “prove” the point, he points to a recent comment Trump made about his thinking on candidates for Secretary of Defense.

On November 22, Trump told The New York Times that he is thinking a general, perhaps retired Marine General James Mattis, would do well as the next chief of the Pentagon.

“I think it’s time maybe, it’s time for a general,” Trump said. “Look what’s going on. We don’t win, we can’t beat anybody.” This comment, Burns says, shows Trump “favors a military mindset.”

“The appointment of too many generals to high civilian positions,” he warns, “could prompt fears that Trump is on a path to militarizing U.S. foreign policy or giving the military too much sway in decisions about war and peace.”

But many past Secretaries of Defense have hailed from the military. In fact, Harry S Truman’s George C. Marshall became one of the biggest proponents of peace in U.S. history by heading up the “Marshall Plan” to help rebuild Europe after WWII. And many others, while not reaching the rank of general, have had military backgrounds — including Robert Gates, who served under both Barack Obama and George W. Bush, Chuck Hagel, another of Barack Obama’s picks, and many others.

Burns’ concerns about warmongering stand in stark contrast to the facts of the presidential election; Trump continually touted his opposition the Iraq War and criticized his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for saber rattling against Russia and Syria.

Follow Warner Todd Huston on Twitter @warnerthuston or email the author at igcolonel@hotmail.com.

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#1. To: Ada (#0)

Personal opinion...

NO STAR PERSON SHOULD BE ALLOWED ANY APPOINTED POSITION IN GOVERNMENT.

Ever.

Cynicom  posted on  2016-11-25   11:48:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Ada (#0)

"AP Disturbed" is the salient portion of that headline.

evahthang gwine be aw-rite

randge  posted on  2016-11-25   12:36:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Ada (#0)

If Tramp,sorry Trump, is putting in his admin retired generals, then that means there will be a major war. Thanks you draft dodging bastard

Darkwing  posted on  2016-11-26   9:39:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Darkwing (#3)

If Tramp,sorry Trump, is putting in his admin retired generals, then that means there will be a major war. Thanks you draft dodging bastard

Generals don't necessarily want to fight a war. After all, they might lose. What they want is a return to The Cold War with gold plated weapons systems that will never be used.

Ada  posted on  2016-11-26   13:32:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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