| | | TJ,
Most presidents get elected based on their domestic policies, but they realize that their legacy is based on their international policies. Think FDR - WWII, LBJ - Vietnam, Reagan - Berlin Wall.
The best thing about Trump's foreign policy team is that it could be a lot worse. So far he has managed to keep the neocon chickenhawks squawking around the sidelines. McCain, Graham, Perle, Kristol, Kagan, Wolfowitz, Nuland...none play a role in the administration.
I shudder to think of John Bolton as Sec Of State. Constant regime change.
Mattis, McMaster, and Kelly are generals but don't seem to be ideologue neocons. All three are intelligent and savvy, with Mattis and McMaster considered to be real scholars beyond their military careers. I thought Tillerson was a great choice just because DOS seemed to be a bit rogue wanting to pursue it's own policy...he could go in and clean house of entrenched interests.
I don't view the generals as a threat, but as a stabilizing presence. The neocons continue to circle around the edges...If they worm their way into positions of power and influence, we have much more to fear. |
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