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Trump would be most reckless President in American history
SIGNED STATEMENT BY 50 FORMER GOP SENIOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY OFFICIALS - August 8, 2016
The undersigned individuals have all served in senior national security and/or foreign policy positions in Republican Administrations, from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. We have worked directly on national security issues with these Republican Presidents and/or their principal advisers during wartime and other periods of crisis, through successes and failures. We know the personal qualities required of a President of the United States. None of us will vote for Donald Trump. From a foreign policy perspective, Donald Trump is not qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief. Indeed, we are convinced that he would be a dangerous President and would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being. Most fundamentally, Mr. Trump lacks the character, values, and experience to be President. He weakens U.S. moral authority as the leader of the free world. He appears to lack basic knowledge about and belief in the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws, and U.S. institutions, including religious tolerance, freedom of the press, and an independent judiciary. In addition, Mr. Trump has demonstrated repeatedly that he has little understanding of America’s vital national interests, its complex diplomatic challenges, its indispensable alliances, and the democratic values on which U.S. foreign policy must be based. At the same time, he persistently compliments our adversaries and threatens our allies and friends. Unlike previous Presidents who had limited experience in foreign affairs, Mr. Trump has shown no interest in educating himself. He continues to display an alarming ignorance of basic facts of contemporary international politics. Despite his lack of knowledge, Mr. Trump claims that he understands foreign affairs and “knows more about ISIS than the generals do.” Mr. Trump lacks the temperament to be President. In our experience, a President must be willing to listen to his advisers and department heads; must encourage consideration of conflicting views; and must acknowledge errors and learn from them. A President must be disciplined, control emotions, and act only after reflection and careful deliberation. A President must maintain cordial relationships with leaders of countries of different backgrounds and must have their respect and trust. In our judgment, Mr. Trump has none of these critical qualities. He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed our closest allies with his erratic behavior. All of these are dangerous qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commanderin-Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. We understand that many Americans are profoundly frustrated with the federal government and its inability to solve pressing domestic and international problems. We also know that many have doubts about Hillary Clinton, as do many of us. But Donald Trump is not the answer to America’s daunting challenges and to this crucial election. We are convinced that in the Oval Office, he would be the most reckless President in American history. Signed Donald B. Ayer Former Deputy Attorney General John B. Bellinger III Former Legal Adviser to the Department of State; former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, The White House; Robert Blackwill Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Planning, The White House; Michael Chertoff Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Eliot A. Cohen Former Counselor of the Department of State Eric Edelman Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; former National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The White House; Gary Edson Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House; Richard Falkenrath Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, The White House; Peter Feaver Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, The White House; Richard Fontaine Former Associate Director for Near East Affairs, National Security Council, The White House; Jendayi Frazer Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs; former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Aaron Friedberg Former Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, The White House; David Gordon Former Director of Policy Planning, Department of State Michael Green Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia, National Security Council, The White House; Brian Gunderson Former Chief of Staff, Department of State Paul Haenle Former Director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council, The White House; Michael Hayden Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency; former Director, National Security Agency; Carla A. Hills Former U.S. Trade Representative; John Hillen Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs William Inboden Former Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, The White House; Reuben Jeffery III Former Under Secretary of State for Economic Energy and Agricultural Affairs; former Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, National Security Council, The White House; James Jeffrey Former Deputy National Security Advisor, The White House; Ted Kassinger Former Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Kramer Former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor James Langdon Former Chairman, President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, The White House; Peter Lichtenbaum Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration; Mary Beth Long Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; Clay Lowery Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs; former Director for International Finance, National Security Council, The White House; Robert McCallum Former Associate Attorney General; former Ambassador to Australia; Richard Miles Former Director for North America, National Security Council, The White House; Andrew Natsios Former Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development; John Negroponte Former Director of National Intelligence; former Deputy Secretary of State; former Deputy National Security Advisor; Meghan O’Sullivan Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan; Dan Price Former Deputy National Security Advisor; Tom Ridge Former Secretary of Homeland Security; former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, The White House; former Governor of Pennsylvania Nicholas Rostow Former Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, The White House; Kori Schake Former Director for Defense Strategy, National Security Council, The White House; Kristen Silverberg Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations; Stephen Slick Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, National Security Council, The White House; Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations, National Security Council, The White House; former Ambassador and Senior Advisor for Women’s Empowerment, Department of State; William H. Taft IV Former Deputy Secretary of Defense; former Ambassador to NATO; Larry D. Thompson Former Deputy Attorney; General William Tobey Former Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; former Director for CounterProliferation Strategy, National Security Council, The White House; John Veroneau Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Kenneth Wainstein Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, The White House; former Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice Matthew Waxman Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; former Director for Contingency Planning and International Justice, National Security Council, The White House; Dov Zakheim Former Under Secretary of Defense; Roger Zakheim Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; Philip Zelikow Former Counselor of the Department of State Robert Zoellick Former U.S. Trade Representative; former Deputy Secretary of State NY Times 8-8-16 50 G.O.P. Officials Warn Donald Trump Would Put Nation’s Security ‘at Risk’ "All of these are dangerous qualities of Donald Trump who aspires to be President and Commander-in Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.” "Donald Trump is not qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief. We are convinced that Mr. Trump would be a dangerous President and he would put at risk our country’s national security and well-being." "Donald Trump would be the most reckless President in American history." http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/us...rump.html?_r=0 
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August 8th, 2016
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Ditto for piece of shit Hilary.
We're all fucked.
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August 8th, 2016
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Oh, did you notice there's a new "independent" candidate? Evan McMullin. Apparently an attempt by Repub Old Guard to head Trump off at the pass. Not that McMullin has a chance of winning. If anything, he'll just do a Ralph Nader and give the election to HRC.
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August 8th, 2016
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August 9th, 2016
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Double fucking Dittos. Everybody knows this thing is rigged, but to what extent it can be proven is the question. There is so much money that slides around during this process and that does not mean that the biggest spender is bound to be elected. A crap shoot, a game, a pack of lies and opinions levied out there and many many behind the scenes moves, with a process different from state to state and the one man(or woman, or whatever plus dogs and cats and pet gorillas) one vote. Just don't be caught pulling a Watergate, stuffing the ballot box or LYING within the last week of the campaign. That can hurt big time. As far as most look at it and feel about it there is a majority for the Dems. Been that way in Presidential elections most of the time. So Hillary get a total pass because it seems instead of owning up to LYING, she wants to say that Chris Wallace and her were talking PAST each other in her interview; or that instead of saying that she did not remember it right about Comey's comments and avoid saying that she continues to LIE, she conveniently stated that she "SHORT CIRCUITED", whatever that means. So she can't take the pressure, ehh? Ya Think? All that stuff is by passed and not an issue. She is forgiven by the faithful and this won't be big unless it still has LEGS within the last week of the time leading up to the election, IMHO. In the meantime, the next 3 months should be interesting with the back and forth. Don't worry it is still a fight to the finish. So we can all kill some time commenting here if ya want to get some things said. In the meantime, it's RIGGED (partly). Hahahaha. We're fucked in the end.
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August 9th, 2016
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Impressive Copy and Paste!
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WoW, a Most Impressive Copy and Paste. Kudos!
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