South Korean army soldiers stand on their tanks during a joint military exercise between the U.S. and South Korea in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, April 15, 2017. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)
Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster listens as President Donald Trump speaks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 20, 2017. (AP/Susan Walsh)
In comments today on ABC’s “This Week,” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster downplayed the chances of the US sending more ground troops to Syria, saying that it still “remains to be seen” if more troops are needed, but that he doubts the US will have to send any more.
The US National Security Adviser General H.R. McMaster has said that ‘all options are on the table’, in the aftermath of what is widely thought to be failed test launch of a conventional missile by North Korea, early this morning.
The US is widely thought to be mulling an attack on North Korea’s nuclear facilities, something which China strongly opposes, preferring instead to opt for negotiations.
President Trump lurched into the attack on Syria in much the same chaotic way that he has lurched from side to side on domestic policy and foreign affairs, notes ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke. By Alastair Crooke It seems clear –…Read more →
(ZHE) In what may be the most dramatic shake-up at the White House since Mike Flynn resigned in February, moments ago Bloomberg reported that President Trump has reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon and stripping him of his security clearance as well as downgrading the role o
President Trump has surrounded himself with military generals who ironically may be the strongest bulwark against Trump’s own tough-guy tendencies, writes JP Sottile. By JP Sottile America’s generals are talking turkey. But we’re not talking about the well-known idiom for…Read more →
Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster listens as President Donald Trump makes the announcement at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, that McMaster will be the new national security adviser. (AP/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON (REPORT) — President Donald Trump’s choice of an outspoken but non-political Army general as national security adviser is a nod to pragmatism, but Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster will serve a commander in chief with unorthodox ideas about foreign policy and an inner circle of advisers determined to implement them.
(RPI) President Trump has selected Gen. H.R. McMaster to be his National Security Advisor, replacing the short-lived Gen. Michael Flynn. Those breathing a sigh of relief that the rumored favorite John Bolton didn’t get the nod may want to hold that thought — and their breath.
President Trump has continued his practice of picking senior military officers to the senior posts in his administration by naming General H.R. McMaster to the post of National Security Adviser following the recent forced resignation of General Michael Flynn.
This came after the President’s original choice – Admiral Bob Hayward – turned down the offer.
