With his New Year’s tweet
attacking retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal — “fired like a dog by
President Obama . . . a total bust. Known for big, dumb mouth” and,
worst of all, “Hillary lover!” — Donald Trump is close to completing the
alienation of the “Deck of Cards,” the military leaders who achieved
the greatest successes of the post-9/11 Middle East wars. The list
includes McChrystal, his retired Special Operation colleague Adm.
William McRaven, former Secretary of Defense and retired Marine Gen.
James Mattis and his battle buddy, ex-White House Chief of Staff John
Kelly, and ousted National Security Adviser and retired Army Lt. Gen. H.
R. McMaster. Even before his election, Trump denigrated “Failed”
retired Marine Gen. John Allen. Wisely, the architects of the Iraq
“surge,” Army Gens. David Petraeus and Raymond Odierno, have kept their
heads below the parapet, although Petraeus has publicly said he would
not serve in a Trump administration......
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