Incoming Acting Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper greets his predecessor, outgoing @ActingSecDef Pat Shanahan, during a ceremonial clap out today as he departs the Pentagon. pic.twitter.com/TLYhNGQaUV— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) June 21, 2019
Daily Mail: Trump nominates Army chief Mark Esper as defense secretary - after Michael Shanahan withdrew amid reports of domestic violence
* Mark Esper will be nominated by Trump to be the next defense secretary
* The announcement comes after Patrick Shanahan withdrew from consideration after reports of domestic violence incidents
* Esper, 55, is a Bronze Star Army veteran who served in the first Iraq War
* He also holds degrees from West Point and Harvard, but his past work as a Washington defense contractor has made him a target for criticism
* Esper's nomination comes as America's relationship with Iran reaches boiling point and the Pentagon battles with a number of other diplomatic concerns
President Donald Trump says he will nominate Mark Esper to be the next defense secretary.
Esper, who is currently Army Secretary, is scheduled to take over as Acting Defense Secretary on Sunday.
His predecessor as Acting Secretary, Patrick Shanahan, left the Pentagon on Friday.
Shanahan had only been in the role since January 1 of this year, and was expected to be formally nominated into the role.
However, he unexpectedly withdrew his nomination on Tuesday amid reports of a past domestic violence incident.
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Analysis
ReplyDeleteA dangerous confusion at the heart of Trump’s foreign policy
Publicly, President Trump is determined to appear tough. The problem is that his policy goals have never been murkier. The net result is a president who has proved adept at triggering foreign policy crises, but who seems unable to defuse them.
Obama's foreign policy
DeleteRed line debacle
Failed pivot to Asia
Being called a child by Putin and not doing anything
Iran money
You must be a special kind of retard
Trump's policy is a clear departure from Obama's appeasement.
ReplyDeleteInstead of plussing up the Mullahs with moolah, Trump is starving the Mullahs of moolah.
That is crystal.
this by anon is typical: trump good; obama bad
ReplyDeletefact: trump talked tough backed down
fact: Obama had red line did nothing
Obama had deal; trump discarded it and wants to force iran to new deal. thus far: nada
Panting
DeleteThere are several different anons here *face palm*
DeleteThe "panting" one above is someone else for example. You really gotta think before you write, little parrot. :)
Thus far economic sanction are working given a full 2 or 3 years and the Mullahs will be in dire straights and maybe kaput.
ReplyDeleteAlready Iran was cut funding to Hezbollah. In turn Hezbollah has laid off fighters. Maybe that pisses you off Fred. Maybe you'd rather see Hezbollah at full strength lobbing missiles at Israel.
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ReplyDeleteGlad someone has gone over the books and determined Hezbollah etc have had funding cut. Perhaps they will open lemonade stands in Lebanon to fund their activities. And tell them time to leave area close to Israel in Golan because their funds cut
ReplyDeleteLapides: A modest man with much to be modest about.
ReplyDeleteLol it's not modesty then though
DeleteAt best it's accuracy ;)