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Talk about a flaming crash and burn. He’s got a choice gig at a pricey Defense think tank, and in a fit of, what, stupid?, he penned a scathing op-ed at the Washington Post, slamming President Trump. To no surprise, a few days later and he’s out the door, suffering from self-inflicted wounds. <\/p>\n
McRaven resigned from the Defense Innovation Board, a group of technology leaders and innovators tasked with advising the secretary of defense on pertinent issues, on Aug. 20, four days after he posted a scathing op-ed in the Washington Post calling out Trump for revoking the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation,\u201d McRaven wrote to Trump in the Post. \u201cIf you think for a moment that your McCarthy-era tactics will suppress the voices of criticism, you are sadly mistaken. The criticism will continue until you become the leader we prayed you would be.\u201d<\/p>\n
McRaven\u2019s photo has been removed from the DIB website, and Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a Pentagon spokeswoman, confirmed that McRaven resigned from his post on the DIB. She added that \u201cThe Department appreciates his service and contribution on the board.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Never met the man, all I know of him was what I viewed in media. I have problems with his comments, especially the “..divided us as a nation..” which came about some eight years before Trump’s election. A Four-Star in the Obama administration? That alone smacks of Perfumed Prince syndrome. <\/p>\n
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