tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4286175711920451340..comments2024-03-29T02:19:19.866-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Andrew J. Bacevich — Memo for McMastermike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-55777696584710235752017-04-13T11:50:34.653-04:002017-04-13T11:50:34.653-04:00Is he 'just one voice' or the guy with the...<i>Is he 'just one voice' or the guy with the hammer?</i><br /><br />McMaster is going to tell Jared what to say and do? Ha ha. That's like telling Trump himself what to say and do.<br /><br />If McMaster has that ability, he is the real president.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-82042347277106397382017-04-13T11:45:40.640-04:002017-04-13T11:45:40.640-04:00Your job is to serve as the enforcer. No freelanci...<i>Your job is to serve as the enforcer. No freelancing allowed. Anyone straying from that script regardless of rank or position, you hammer. From what I hear, you already know how to do that. Making nice has never been your thing anyway.<br /><br />Impose a sense of order. Without order, there can be no policy. It’s that simple.</i><br /><br />Is he 'just one voice' or the guy with the hammer?Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-10733872713938854662017-04-13T11:29:30.973-04:002017-04-13T11:29:30.973-04:00What his guy proposes is "govt as military&qu...<i>What his guy proposes is "govt as military" which is just as misguided as Trump's "govt as firm"...</i><br /><br />I suspect he is subtly telling McMaster to resign before he blows up his credibility and reputation like Colin Powell. I would tell him that point blank.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-27423199453149904592017-04-13T11:12:39.867-04:002017-04-13T11:12:39.867-04:00What if McMaster gave a straight answer: yes.
That...<i>What if McMaster gave a straight answer: yes.<br />That would be more dangerous than the uncertainty posed by 'maybe'.</i><br /><br />McMaster's is only one voice. The issue is that different officials are saying different things, often contradictory, and Trump himself is not consistent. The result is mumbo-jumbo policy.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-65590350796806880472017-04-13T08:39:37.464-04:002017-04-13T08:39:37.464-04:00What his guy proposes is "govt as military&qu...What his guy proposes is "govt as military" which is just as misguided as Trump's "govt as firm"...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-58753464728844794842017-04-13T08:02:30.624-04:002017-04-13T08:02:30.624-04:00Hard to have consistent talking points - or my tal...Hard to have consistent talking points - or my talking points at all - when the entire administration is divided and nobody is at the helm.Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-36509751424663219802017-04-13T02:06:19.657-04:002017-04-13T02:06:19.657-04:00Here’s a simple question: does the U.S. attack on ...<i>Here’s a simple question: does the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base last week signify a change in basic policy? Based on the musings offered by you and other senior administration officials since, the answer is yes and no and maybe.</i><br /><br />What if McMaster gave a straight answer: yes.<br />That would be more dangerous than the uncertainty posed by 'maybe'.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.com