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| Officials: On Iran, Commander in Chief Trump Showed Restraint, Deliberateness, and Ability to Make Tough Decisions |
| 2020-01-27 |
| [Breitbart] In the days after President Trump authorized the killing of Iranian Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, mainstream media reports and pundits painted a picture of an erratic commander in chief ‐ one who had made a hasty, ill-thought out decision that would prompt a new war. Yet, current and former administration officials and analysts say his handling of Iran showed restraint, deliberateness, and the ability to make tough decisions. Before using force, "he always does the same thing," said one senior administration official in a phone interview on background with Breitbart News earlier this month. "He consults with his cabinet, asks for the intelligence, and takes the opinion of his leadership...and so I think he takes a very calculated and measured response over time," the official said. "He is very methodical about it and very calm in these meetings, and asks lots of questions and lots of updates before he jumps to any conclusions. So it’s a very detailed and thought out process," the official added. Critics decried the lack of a decision-making process, but Army Gen. (Ret.) Jack Keane, former vice chief of staff of the Army, who has informally advised the president, confirmed there is a process to present Trump with options and the risks and ladder of escalation associated with each one. "The national security team goes through this in some level of detail," he said. "When it comes to decisions that involve potential loss of American lives or even our adversaries lives, the President from everything I know is very involved in the process." Air Force Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Robert S. Spalding III, former senior director for Strategic Planning at the NSC under the Trump administration, said "[Trump] especially likes differing points of view. He wants people to debate, and he wants to see the debate, which I think is important." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 #6 AlanC is exactly right. After you listen, ask questions, get updates, the thing after that is called "making a decision," not "jumping to conclusions." |
| Posted by: Tom 2020-01-27 12:32 |
| #7 Still pondering the lack of anti-missile systems. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-01-27 09:30 |
| #6 ery calm in these meetings, and asks lots of questions and lots of updates before he jumps to any conclusions. The first part of this sentence precludes the end. If you do the first you are not "jumping" to conclusions are you? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2020-01-27 08:12 |
| #5 Shaving their heads is out, since these days, it's a fashion statement. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-01-27 08:11 |
| #4 #3 I understand tar and feathers can be a very gratifying process. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2020-01-27 08:00 |
| #3 After their employers' organizations are brought down, these f---ers deserve something like the spontaneous public treatment of WWII collaborators after liberation from the fascists: shave the women's heads, for ex. Pelt both men and women ex-producers, editors, anchors etc of CNN, WaPo MSNBC NYT etc with rotten eggs, urine balloons, feces. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-01-27 07:50 |
| #2 "...the President from everything I know is very involved in the process, unlike his predecessor." A little CNN-like editing there on my part... |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-01-27 07:42 |
| #1 No president has been subject to more disinformation, more outright lies and fairytales about him, than this one. We need to raze our media and start over with new media organizations and a new class of serious, professional journalists. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-01-27 07:29 |