It appears the impeachment and trial has opened the discussion as to "what the heck are we doing to ourselves?"
I think the point brought up in this editorial is more than interesting. The president has a right to a national security team he trusts, but, what is Trump's definition of trust?
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman should be formerly recognized by his superiors for rising to defend and protect the USA's Constitution and a trusted ally. If Trump actually is looking for a trusted member of the National Security Council it would be Alexander Vindman. He is highly trustworthy and did follow procedure and policy when concerned about Ukraine. The way Lt. Col. Vindman is properly assessed in this matter is to ask him to continue to do a good job and bring shortcomings by the president to his attention.
When William Jefferson Clinton was impeached and allowed to stay in office, he didn't become self-serving and high handed nor did he make a political show of it; he apologized to the country and there was no firing of anyone along the way. He respected people for their loyalty to the country and for doing what they perceived as the right thing.
With the firing of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman out of the White House only raises more concerns for the country and it's Constitution.
LOYALTY IS NOT TRUST.
February 7, 2020
By Tom Rogan
A president (click here) has the right to a national security team he trusts. A president also has the responsibility to put the best interests of the nation before his own.
Firing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman on Friday, Trump acted as is his right but abandoned his responsibility.
To be sure, Vindman has become an inherently partisan figure. The moment the Army officer raised concerns about the propriety of a July White House meeting on Ukraine and later a July phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, he risked entering an inherently political space. That became inevitable once the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives launched impeachment proceedings.
Still, there is little evidence that Vindman acted outside the established reporting procedures in raising his concerns, and Vindman's service record as an Army officer suggests that he is first and foremost a patriot. We pay our military officers to make very tough calls in the nation's best interest. Vindman believed, credibly, that he was doing so....
