Richard Grenell, President Trump’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to Germany, dropped a truth bomb after Ben Rhodes slammed the Trump White House’s foreign policy.
Grenell showed Rhodes who’s boss after he praised Colin Kahl’s thread warning against Trump’s ‘militarization of US policy.’
Kahl was the former National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden.
<THREAD> People aren’t paying enough attention to Trump’s militarization of US policy, incl:
—A silent surge of troops & drone strikes across the globe
—An unbalanced approach that delegates to DoD while gutting the diplomacy necessary for force to achieve lasting results 1/7— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
The troop & drone surge is not just in the MidEast & Afghanistan, it’s also in Africa & Southeast Asia.
And, in all these theaters, the White House has delegated more & loosened oversight on DoD (& CIA) activities. Trump likes to brag about giving DoD “total authorization.” 2/7
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
This piece does an excellent job bringing this militarization trend to light 👇 https://t.co/OkznZlpl6p 3/7
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
Meanwhile, the State Department budget is being gutted, the department is hemorrhaging diplomatic talent, and Trump can’t/won’t fill key positions. The Pentagon’s budget, in contrast, is set to significantly expand. https://t.co/dXHH2lpaEx 4/7
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
And Team Trump still has a poor interagency process that makes it difficult to complement muscular militarism with non-military tools to achieve actual strategic results. McMaster’s possible departure will likely make this process even worse, at least for some period of time. 5/7
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
The result is that Trump’s foreign policy embraces a dysfunctional and dangerous hybrid of GW Bush’s expansive war on terror and faith in the military, with Obama’s disdain for nation building BUT ALSO none of Obama’s deep commitment to non-military leadership and diplomacy. 6/7
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
This is a recipe for imperial overstretch, accelerating US decline, and producing at least as many enemies as we kill.
It is not sustainable and it will leave America less safe. 7/7
— Colin Kahl (@ColinKahl) March 3, 2018
Praising the thread, Rhodes tweeted, “By escalating conflicts, hollowing out State, pulling out of agreements, alienating allies who could share burdens, and dismissing diplomacy, Trump is militarizing foreign policy and risking more wars.”
Important thread. By escalating conflicts, hollowing out State, pulling out of agreements, alienating allies who could share burdens, and dismissing diplomacy, Trump is militarizing foreign policy and risking more wars. https://t.co/n1yw3Ae4vK
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) March 3, 2018
That’s when Richard Grenell shredded the Obama’s foreign policy with one simple tweet.
“Fact: Team Obama’s style of diplomacy helped turn Syria into a genocide, allowed DPRK to launch 16 missile tests in 2017 & gave Iran a plane full of cash.”
Fact: Team Obama’s style of diplomacy helped turn Syria into a genocide, allowed DPRK to launch 16 missile tests in 2017 & gave Iran a plane full of cash. https://t.co/3Pvg1NSfu5
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) March 3, 2018
As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported this week, Sarah Huckabee Sanders highlighted Richard Grenell who is the Trump nominee for Ambassador to Germany. Grenell has been waiting for months for his confirmation by the US Senate.
Half of @realDonaldTrump’s nominees are still waiting for confirmation in the Senate. RT if you think enough is enough! pic.twitter.com/WiLLrOaagN
— GOP (@GOP) March 1, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Half of President Trump’s nominees are still waiting for confirmation in the Senate. The obstruction is so out of control even some senate Democrats believe it’s inappropriate. Senator Amy Klobacher, a senator from Minnesota, said, “I don’t believe we should be holding nominees hostage. Enough is enough.” We need people who are qualified to fill these important positions in our government. in the coming days we will be highlighting specific nominees who as the senator said, are being held hostage by Senator Schumer. Take for instance, Ric Grenell, the president’s nominee to serve as the ambassador to Germany. Mr. Grenell, a Harvard educated experienced diplomat was the longest serving US spokesperson at the United Nations. He was nominated last year. He was reported out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with bi-partisan support. He is waiting to represent America’s interests and be our country’s top voice in a G7 country. In short Senator Schumer’s hyper-political delay on Mr. Grenell puts our national security and America’s foreign policy in jeopardy.
We need all conservatives to start pressuring Mitch McConnell to do his job. The White House just said “confirm Ric”. What is Mitch waiting for?
He can call the vote anytime. He doesn’t do it because he is required to use 30 hrs of floor debate In order to force a vote. But he should do it.
Dems can’t stop a vote from being scheduled. It’s time for McConnell to get to work.
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