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Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:
Yea, and he has no qualms about undoing any decision made at any level if the whim strikes him.

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President Donald Trump has declared on more than one occasion that he’s smarter than America’s military leaders.

And with his unprecedented decision Monday to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist group, he’s setting up another test of that thesis.

Trump chose to overrule the Pentagon after National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo advised that the top brass' warnings about risks to U.S. troops are overblown, several officials with direct knowledge of the deliberations told POLITICO.

The president’s move came despite Pentagon officials’ warnings that it could lead to retaliatory attacks against U.S. troops by Iranian-backed forces in the Middle East and threats from Iranian leaders that U.S. troops could face “consequences.”

“Like most things Iran-related, DoD opposed,” said a senior defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe ongoing tensions between the White House National Security Council, which has mounted a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, and a Pentagon brass that has cautioned against unnecessary provocations.

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In response to Monday's decision, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif asked Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to declare U.S. Central Command, the American military headquarters responsible for the Middle East, a terrorist organization, Iranian state-run media reported.

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“Flailing administration seeks Cabinet secretary willing to sacrifice dignity for employer’s vanity. No relevant experience needed. Successful candidate must be morally flexible. Familiarity with abusive personalities a plus. Willingness to be publicly humiliated required. Employee will be fired in about 12 months and thereafter be permanently unemployable. Non-disclosure agreement mandatory. Interested candidates should contact the prison warden.”

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More generally, we are clearly in a new equilibrium when it comes to new Trump hires. Before, Trump’s toxicity and hostility to mainstream GOP hands meant that he was scraping the bottom of the GOP barrel. As more and more policy principals leave the administration with their reputations in tatters, recruitment will be a problem. Trump is now scraping the bottom of the bottom of the barrel.

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Originally posted by QuirtEvans:
The people who are trying to make sure Nielsen doesn't get a soft landing:

https://www.vox.com/2019/4/9/1...roHe4gnHPzyXT0CYvK9k