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| Admiral (R) James Stavridis: 'Why Trump's Generals Have Abandoned Ship' |
| 2019-01-05 |
| [TIME] Admiral Stavridis (Ret.) was the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and is an Operating Executive at The Carlyle Group. Also not mentioned but also possible Hillary Clinton running mate during 2016. After a couple of tumultuous years, President Donald Trump seems to have reached the conclusion that he has had quite enough of generals. Now, as a retired admiral, I have certainly been annoyed over the years by a number of generals. Yet by and large, I’ve found them quite effective as leaders, organizers, planners and strategists‐the type one would expect from those who have proved their mettle in the long hierarchical climb up the ranks of the modern armed forces. Additionally, the vast majority are driven by integrity and the values of courage, honor, commitment‐while having been tested in life-and-death situations. All in all, a pretty good selection of qualities. So why, after hiring quite a few, is the President turning on them? |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #18 He has also been a Fred-Link that drew eyes here. Something the source can't add. M. Murcek - you've drawn fire, Idiot |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-05 18:50 |
| #17 Trump was hired by the American people to be a "different" kind of POTUS. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-01-05 17:56 |
| #16 InstaHypocrite, My guess is that is a reference to Instapundit. I've heard him called a hypocrite by folks that don't understand libertarianism but think they do. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2019-01-05 15:06 |
| #15 8 years of Obama dominating who becomes Flag Officers. This is the result. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2019-01-05 12:28 |
| #14 @Maggie Claque3077 Thanks added to article. Although the code chewed up the rest of the article eek. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-01-05 12:11 |
| #13 NYTimes: By Ashley Parker and Maggie Haberman July 12, 2016: Hillary Clinton’s campaign is vetting James G. Stavridis, a retired four-star Navy admiral who served as the 16th supreme allied commander at NATO, as a possible running mate, according to a person with knowledge of the vetting process. |
| Posted by: Maggie Claque3077 2019-01-05 11:13 |
| #12 List Of Military Elite Purged And Fired Under Obama, Compiled By General Paul Vallely, 3-17-14 |
| Posted by: Angaiper Slinerong2336 2019-01-05 10:50 |
| #11 Well, Frank, comfy in your echo chamber, how could any other source penetrate? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-01-05 09:24 |
| #10 ^ Stupidity displays |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-05 09:11 |
| #9 He can't say no to Putin. |
| Posted by: Uleresing Unereger5082 2019-01-05 08:48 |
| #8 There is a certain aversion to failure within the careerist leadership structure of the military. Bouncing back from a difficult or failed assignment is quite difficult, if not impossible. Not so much for a moneyed real estate developer and builder. Lincoln didn't care about their careers. Neither does Trump. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-05 08:47 |
| #7 Same for InstaHypocrite Whoever has the universal translator, help me out here... |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-01-05 08:43 |
| #6 For nearly two decades the military leaders went along with war policies. Naturally a number of commanders are wrapped up in that way of thinking now. It’s all they’ve really known. That doesn’t make the policies right or even goood for America. |
| Posted by: Rjschwarz 2019-01-05 08:37 |
| #5 M. Murcek - nobody is stopping you from starting your own |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-01-05 07:57 |
| #4 Someone seems to forget how many generals Lincoln went through. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-01-05 07:44 |
| #3 At least when I go to RealClearDefense I can see I'm being directed to a Stavridis article and I can avoid it. Need a way to avoid Rave TheDumbjar articles. Same for InstaHypocrite, Robert Hardley, Andrew Bastavich and so on. Before you criticize ignoring these blowhards, realize their flatulence is analyzed elsewhere... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-01-05 07:38 |
| #2 >So why, after hiring quite a few, is the President turning on them? Because they are agreeing to do something, then not doing it. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-01-05 07:16 |
| #1 He wishes to disengage from overseas military adventurism (wiki: 150 countries). He thinks Private Military Contractors (PMC) may be part of the solution. He distrusts the intelligence community, and he refuses to read my PPT slides. He must surely be evil. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-05 03:17 |