"Trump’s EO 13957 was a dagger aimed directly at the heart of the beast. It might have worked."
(brownstone.org)
Schedule F to pay respects
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I suspect he knew before because I have understood it for 50 years. And I am just an average person who has lived and worked amongst the Civil service.
I agree. I suspect he watched Obama fill the SES before he left office and devised a plan to counter when the time was right.
And you wouldn't believe how bad it is on military bases. Civilians know that commander rotates out and they just have to survive until the end.
in the military, coming into a well functioning command puts mass amount of pressure on you. coming into a complete turd makes any small fixes seem miracles.
And he knew it was not a war that could he fought on one front.
This whole "not just another 4 year election" is so much more complex than any of us understand. To act like its just some corruption in the system and bigger than Trump understood or could handle, is beyond ignorant.
This.
And…. It had to be done this way