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Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts) Sat Dec 22, 2018, 12:12 PM Dec 2018

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Brett McGurk, top U.S. envoy in ISIS fight, resigns

Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, had been planning to exit his post in February 2019. But sources tell CBS News that he informed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he will accelerate his departure due to a strong disagreement with President Trump's snap decision to withdraw 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, effectively abandoning U.S. allies in the region.

McGurk submitted his resignation on Friday, just one day after Defense Secretary James Mattis quit his post citing fundamental disagreements with the commander-in-chief -- including one over the importance of honoring U.S. alliances.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brett-mcgurk-top-u-s-envoy-in-isis-fight-to-quit/

How many more are going to leave and where will he find someone willing to fill those vacancies?

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Brett McGurk, top U.S. envoy in ISIS fight, resigns (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Dec 2018 OP

Only the truly insane workinclasszero Dec 2018 #1

Sadly members of the armed forces cant do the same Raven123 Dec 2018 #2

Very true workinclasszero Dec 2018 #4

Keep your arms and legs out of the aisle, folks UpInArms Dec 2018 #3

you can pack a lot of invertebrates in a barrel Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #5

Or a barrel full of moths ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #8

He was appointed by President Obama in 2015. Boomerproud Dec 2018 #6

i predict the dominoes will continue to fall spanone Dec 2018 #7

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

1. Only the truly insane

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 12:14 PM

Dec 2018

want to serve under madman Trump.

Raven123

(4,849 posts)

2. Sadly members of the armed forces cant do the same

Reply to workinclasszero (Reply #1)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 01:02 PM

Dec 2018

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

4. Very true

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #2)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 01:10 PM

Dec 2018

UpInArms

(51,284 posts)

3. Keep your arms and legs out of the aisle, folks

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 01:04 PM

Dec 2018

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)

5. you can pack a lot of invertebrates in a barrel

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 02:14 PM

Dec 2018

There are lots of blind, wormlike amphibians around ...

Dermophis donaldtrumpi

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

8. Or a barrel full of moths

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #5)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 02:33 PM

Dec 2018

Link to tweet

Boomerproud

(7,955 posts)

6. He was appointed by President Obama in 2015.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 02:22 PM

Dec 2018

He was a deputy under the previous envoy. Only 45 years old, but lots of experience evidently. Very heavy sigh.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

7. i predict the dominoes will continue to fall

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Sat Dec 22, 2018, 02:23 PM

Dec 2018

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