McMaster caught in the middle as Mattis and Tillerson maneuver to restrain Trump

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump appears to lurch from crisis to crisis on the world stage, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have quietly maneuvered to restrain an impulsive commander in chief, the latest sign of a national security team that is increasingly challenging the president.

Officials say the two senior Cabinet officers have delayed responding to requests for options on a wide range of policy goals, including leading the Iran nuclear deal, reacting to missile strikes into Saudi Arabia by Iran-backed rebels in Yemen, pressuring longtime ally Pakistan by cutting U.S. military aid, and possible limited airstrikes on North Korea's nuclear infrastructure.

Trump is said to blame Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, bristling when his national security adviser has not presented the options he sought, or as quickly as he demanded them. That has given rise to multiple reports that McMaster could resign or be forced out in coming weeks, and added to the portrait of a White House in perpetual turmoil.


But when he walks into the Oval Office, McMaster is often caught in a carefully orchestrated manipulation by Mattis and Tillerson to slow the delivery of options they don't want the president to take, according to two current White House officials and one former official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

"They are going to hide the ball from the president to keep him from doing stupid (stuff), there's no doubt about it," said another former official, a national security expert who served in the Trump administration transition who also spoke on the condition of anonymity.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcmaster-caught-in-the-middle-as-mattis-and-tillerson-maneuver-to-restrain-trump/ar-BBJRdyq?li=BBnb7Kz

I don't think they're trying hard enough. He still does stupid stuff.

[poboy2]

1. "Why do we have all these nuclear weapons if we don't use them?" -eom

[quartz007]

5. Deterrent to others from using them on us,

first. It has worked so far.

[poboy2]

6. Would you please tell that to the traitor in the WH then.

That's who I was quoting.

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/03/trump-asks-why-us-cant-use-nukes-msnbcs-joe-scarborough-reports.html

[quartz007]

8. Trump is uncontrollable

He is not going to listen to anyone. I am hoping he will go away after 1st term, or sooner if Mueller finds impeachable deeds.

[Xipe Totec]

7. poboy2 is just quoting the idiot president. I think poboy2 knows why. nt

[guillaumeb]

2. Restrain as in a strait jacket? eom

[dewsgirl]

3. We are so fucked, I wonder what they hiding, how much danger are we actually in right now?

[enough]

4. This whole damn article is horrifying. This is an actual country theyre supposed to be running.

[elleng]

9. The time is approaching:

'Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.'

25th Amendment, Section 4

[CentralMass]

10. This is the GOP we are talking about.

[elleng]

11. Yes it is,

'serious' top dogs in the administration, who may want lives after trump.

[PragmaticLiberal]

12. So basically we have a child in the WH who needs to be watched at all times.

MAGA...