Bolton replacing McMaster is clearest sign yet US is going to bomb Iran. Reports Kushner is beholden to Saudi Crown Prince is another. When I laid out the prediction just 4 days ago neither had happened. Attack looks even more likely now. Still a bad idea.https://arcdigital.media/donald-trump-is-going-to-bomb-iran-5f29632fb25d …
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I'm more hawkish than many. And I argue the US should work to counter Iran. But Bolton argues for unilateral, preemptive force and doesn't sufficiently consider potential downsides. As I lay out in the article, the smart strategy against Iran is containment.
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I've admired McMaster my whole career (as do most who study and/or engage in counterinsurgency). He's had a tough line to walk in the White House, and didn't always handle it perfectly. But he was a big upgrade over Michael Flynn. Replacing him with Bolton is an immense downgrade
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Even worse, I can't shake the feeling that a major reason Bolton's getting this immensely power position is the president's seen him on television.
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I usually like being right. (Who doesn’t?—especially among professors and commentators). But I really hope I’m wrong about this one. (END)
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None of this behavior happened with Obama. He was class, and morality. Trump is anything BUT.
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Amen. But ask a Trump supporter who had multiple affairs, divorced twice and 5 kids with 3 women? They’d say Obama
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