David Frum

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3) Esper describes himself as a man of "conventional" views. Except for the very, very rare Henry Kissinger, the senior levels of government are not staffed by highly imaginative people. Nor probably should they be. Keep the system working, that's the job. But ... 14/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2022

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2) Passive resistance tactics only go so far. If Trump signs the paper exiting NATO - NATO is kaput, no matter how much DoD may wish to evade and delay. As Esper acknowledges, he could not protect the Vindman brothers from Trump's retaliation. 13/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2022

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... that natural bureaucratic propensity leaves the system vulnerable when it confronts a novel threat outside its expectation: like a corrupt, anti-constitutional president at the top of the machinery of state. Aside from delay, top managers didn't know how to cope. So .. 15/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 22, 2022