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Title: New National Security Advisor
Post by: Ben on February 20, 2017, 05:29:27 PM

Trump picks General H.R McMaster.

I didn't know of him till today, but from the reading, he is a masterful choice.

People seem to think Mattis + McMaster is a double whammy of USA.

http://twitchy.com/sd-3133/2017/02/20/perfect-pick-trump-chooses-lt-gen-h-r-mcmaster-as-new-national-security-adviser/

Title: Re: New National Security Advisor
Post by: MillCreek on February 20, 2017, 06:00:37 PM

Wasn't he the guy written up in one of Tom Clancy's non-fiction books as an Armor commander for a tank battle in Desert Storm?  Something Easting?

Title: Re: New National Security Advisor
Post by: dm1333 on February 20, 2017, 08:07:29 PM

The Battle of 73 Easting.  He was a Captain commanding 9 tanks, stumbled into a force of 80 Iraqi tanks and destroyed them all. 

Title: Re: New National Security Advisor
Post by: RoadKingLarry on February 20, 2017, 08:10:33 PM

Quote from: dm1333 on February 20, 2017, 08:07:29 PM

The Battle of 73 Easting.  He was a Captain commanding 9 tanks, stumbled into a force of 80 Iraqi tanks and destroyed them all. 

What did the other 8 tanks do?

Title: Re: New National Security Advisor
Post by: dm1333 on February 20, 2017, 08:17:35 PM

Quote from: RoadKingLarry on February 20, 2017, 08:10:33 PM

What did the other 8 tanks do?

They cheered him on?  My bad though, the troop he commanded destroyed 80 tanks.   :P

Title: Re: New National Security Advisor
Post by: Perd Hapley on February 20, 2017, 08:41:35 PM

[crosses fingers, and hopes someone makes a stink about his last name]

Title: Re: New National Security Advisor
Post by: Scout26 on February 21, 2017, 01:26:16 AM

His book, Dereliction of Duty, is on the USMC required reading list for Majors and above. 

A very, very good read about how the military's generals failed it's civilian masters during Vietnam.