Trumpworld 47: Where experts go to die. By Hal M. Brown
We could be on the cusp of entering another kind of war very different from the one we might find ourselves in against Iran. It could, for one example, be against a lethal and highly contagious form of Ebola, bird flu, or Covid.
Regardless of the decisions a president must make, whether about tarrifs and their effects on the economy, cutting programs both Americans and people around the world depend on (check this out about Social Security), or the long term ramifications of his anti-immigrant mania, our current president should be listening to the best and brightest unbaised experts he can find.
The image on the top of the page shows the group that Trump is getting advice from about authorizing the US to go to war with Iran:
I’ve added my view as to who I trust to give Trump advice he doesn’t want to hear. Who will stand up to his mini-maxi Me Stephen Miller? You know Miller? He’s the guy who bears a striking physical resemblence to Goebells…
Not only does he look like Goebbbels but he has the same position of influence and trust that Goebbels had with Hitler
Excerpt (emphasis mine):
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday night that Trump 2.0 has Miller's fingerprints all over it, with Miller "emerg[ing] as a singular figure in the second Trump administration, wielding more power than almost any other White House staffer in recent memory—and eager to circumvent legal limitations on his agenda."
Miller has drafted or edited each of Trump's signed executive orders, according to the report, giving him considerable influence over Trump's second term. This comes after the president refused to give him a leading role at the Department of Homeland Security, reportedly telling aides he didn't see Miller as leadership material, according to the report.
The pressing issue today is, of course, what to do about Iran. Experts are weighing in. For example in this article in HUFFPOST >
Excerpts:
“An immediate, face-to-face U.S.-Iran meeting would offer the surest offramp to deescalate tensions,” said Suzanne DiMaggio, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace think tank, in an email. “U.S. officials should provide Tehran with assurances that they won’t move forward with direct military involvement in Israel’s campaign while talks are in progress.”
DiMaggio told HuffPost the Trump administration could see a path to an eventual agreement on Iran’s nuclear program that involves significant concessions toward Washington. (Trump abandoned the previous Iran nuclear deal, calling it too weak, in 2018.)
“The U.S. has strong negotiating leverage — it would be a blunder of epic proportions not to use it,” she wrote.
Once upon a time, it seems like ancient history now, presidents, even Trump 45, selected real experts to advise them.
Today, alas, in the Trumpworld 47, it is the cemetery where real experts go to die.
If you comment more likely that not I will reply.
Wow. You made it to the very bottom of the page! Now you can read my previous Substacks here.
Recent:
Miller has been a significant figure in every aspect of Trump's political agenda for the past 10 years or so. Miller may not have been as visible or as heavily influential as he recently has been, but his evil, destructive psyche is definitely recognizable on everything Trump does.
I think if I was in Intel, I'd look for another job. What's the point of Trump is just going to ignore your work?