A Military Strategist for Trump’s NSC - Wall Street Journal editorial
President Trump likes government by billionaires and generals, and on Monday he chose another one as his National Security Adviser in Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. This could be an inspired choice if Mr. Trump heeds his counsel and White House politicos don’t interfere.
The three-star general certainly won’t be intimidated by the bright lights of the White House. He made his early reputation as a tank commander during the Gulf War when his badly outnumbered unit cut apart Saddam’s armor like target practice. In the Iraq war he adapted to the al Qaeda terror campaign in the city of Tal Afar with counterinsurgency tactics that sought to win over the local population. His methods inspired the strategy that in 2007 would become the “surge” that staved off U.S. defeat in Iraq.
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