I thought most of these guys were retired. Their ideas are from at least a generation past. I assume these 50 angry men support Hillary Clinton?
I am actually pleased all these Republican Neocons find fault with Donald Trump's national security (including foreign policy) policy. I don't necessary think his policy is correct and best, but, to realize there is a Republican willing and able to stand on his own is nothing short of a small miracle. It is about time the Republicans take the approach of strong foreign policy that is moral and calls on military as a last resort rather than the first priority. I congratulate Donald Trump for taking an independent and new approach to Republican policy. At least the American people don't have to be afraid of their military shadow with candidates that see diplomacy as a strength in foreign relations.
August 8, 2016
By Eric Bradner, Elise Labott and Dana Bash
Fifty prominent Republican (clickk here) foreign policy and national security experts -- many veterans of George W. Bush's administration -- have signed a letter denouncing Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and pledging not to vote for him.
The letter, first reported by The New York Times Monday, warns: "We are convinced that in the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless President in American history."
Its signatories include former CIA and National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden, former Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Eric Edelman, who was Vice President Dick Cheney's national security adviser and has worked closely with Michele Flournoy -- a candidate for secretary of defense in a prospective Clinton administration -- to forge a centrist group of defense experts on key military issues....
...Trump's campaign responded with a statement from Trump denouncing the signatories as people who deserve the "blame for making the world such a dangerous place."...
Exactly! I congratulate him and his supporters for living in the real world and not one created to reap riches from war, ie: Halliburton.
This is a new beginning for the Republicans. I suggest they embrace a deescalated military profile for their policy.
...Bellinger told CNN the letter was circulated five days ago with very few changes....
Precisely. How is it fifty angry men can agree without even a common meeting? Because they listen to advisors without practical knowledge of real policy. ( John Bellinger, a former State Department legal adviser to then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.)
It is a modern day phenomena. Advisers are in control of USA policy without question by the talking heads of the political elite. These advisers have controlled Republican policy for decades and is why the Republican rhetoric exists. The fear factor generation after generation speaks to the sameness of the policies that have directed this country. The same advisers and the same political talking heads. And the media calls it, performance art. Amazing.
