6. Aiding the Rise of the Generals is fact that those handling diplomacy (Tillerson, Kushner) are inept & inexperienced.
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7. And Trump is demoralizing and gutting the State Dept while promising more $$ for Pentagon. In that context, military > diplomacy.
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8. And of course Trump seems to have a (justified) inferiority complex to military men, perhaps going back to his military school days.
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9. So for series of intertwined reasons, military leaders gaining power in Trump administration.
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10. The good news is the military leaders (McMaster/Mattis) are much more competent & informed than anyone else in Trumpworld.
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11. The bad news is their whole formation has been in military so by instinct they will look for military solutions to problems.
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12. One of the distinguishing features of American Republic is that Presidents have always had the final say over military.
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13. Lincoln over McClellan, Truman over MacArthur, JFK over LeMay, Obama over McCrystal. The President always has the last word.
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14. If it came down to Trump versus Mattis/McMaster, are we ready to support the doofus president over his competent generals?
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15. But it probably won't come down to Trump versus Mattis/McMaster because Trump's instincts will be to give Pentagon what it wants.
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16. Obama resisted intense Pentagon & Nat. Sec. State pressure to intervene in Syria. In comparable situation, would Trump resist?
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17. To be clear: I don't expect a military coup. But we are entering a period where military will have unusual level of political power.
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18. In retrospect, Kushner's trip to Iraq looks like brilliant move by Pentagon to get crucial son-in-law on side.
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