Trump names MATT GAETZ as AG -- TULSI as DNI
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Matt is a good Congresman; Tulsi is an intelligent, throughtful woman.
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RE -- Matt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2c-ge-EK2A
Hmmm, why Gaetz instead of Matt Whittaker? MW is certainly loyal, but also more experienced/qulified vis a vis DOJ.
And why Waltz for nat-sec instead of Patel? Patel is more qualified.
And why Tulsi for DNI instead of Ratcliffe? Ratcliffe is more qualified.
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RE -- Tulsi
The job of DNI is hugely important when it comes to foreign policy. The position involves overseeing 18 intelligence agencies and preparing the president's daily intelligence briefing. It's a high-stakes advisory position, but also a bureaucratic one since it involves so much inter-agency coordination.
Gabbard, an Iraq War veteran, is well known for her strident criticism of the crazy American-overseas wars. She was a critic of the U.S. interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq and generally opposed the post-9/11 bipartisan consensus on regime change and nation-building. She also criticized then-President Trump for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal.
But those positions alone don't make her a progressive on foreign policy. She has also called herself a "hawk" on terrorism, backed sovereignty-violating drone warfare, and has supported brutal authoritarian repression of civilian rebels under the banner of fighting Islamism. She's a CFR member and Zionist and has accused pro-Palestinian protesters of being "puppets" of "a radical Islamist organization," and her rhetoric surrounding defeating Hamas suggests she's aligned with the DC's support of the IDF Gaza Genocide.