Rex Tillerson would have been an excellent choice for an ambassadorship or a role like Commerce Secretary or Trade Rep. He was - in retrospect, but not that surprisingly given his background - over his head trying to manage the multiple challenges of running State.
Well, that was largely why I wasn't focused as much on Tillerson per se at the time. That said, Pompeo has been obviously more successful at the job, & that's unsurprising given that he came with more directly relevant govt/natsec experience.
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True. But there again, it’s just kind of a crapshoot. Mostly people tell Trumo who would be the best choices. They are usually GOP standards. When he cares enough to choose,m himself, it’s about looks/nicknames/fealty to him. It’s not even in his own best policy interest because
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he’s too ignorant and incoherent to understand who would serve that, eg, Bolton not guy to pick if you just want bluster vs. Iran, not war; wants dovish Fed, so pick qualified conservative monetarist, not crackpots/morons.
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