After a purge at the Pentagon, former national security officials are worried about the fallout if President Trump were to launch an unprovoked military action against Iran or make big changes in Afghanistan in his waning days in office.
That’s in addition to the ways that President Trump’s refusal to concede and to give President-elect Biden access to intelligence materials are already damaging national security.
“The scenario most national security people are worried about is a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities,” says Kori Schake, who served on George W. Bush’s National Security Council and also in senior posts at the Pentagon and the State Department. “Because the ‘maximum pressure’ campaign that has been the signature of Trump administration foreign policy has very little positive result.”
Four senior officials at the Pentagon, including Defense Secretary Mark Esper, were fired or resigned on Monday and Tuesday. Trump loyalists took their place. Two senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security were forced to resign this week as well.
After a purge at the Pentagon, former national security officials are worried about the fallout if President Trump were to launch an unprovoked military action against Iran or make big changes in Afghanistan in his waning days in office.
That’s in addition to the ways that President Trump’s refusal to concede and to give President-elect Biden access to intelligence materials are already damaging national security.
“The scenario most national security people are worried about is a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities,” says Kori Schake, who served on George W. Bush’s National Security Council and also in senior posts at the Pentagon and the State Department. “Because the ‘maximum pressure’ campaign that has been the signature of Trump administration foreign policy has very little positive result.”
Four senior officials at the Pentagon, including Defense Secretary Mark Esper, were fired or resigned on Monday and Tuesday. Trump loyalists took their place. Two senior officials at the Department of Homeland Security were forced to resign this week as well.
