Rich Higgins NSC Memo - POTUS & POLITICAL WARFARE

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Re: Rich Higgins NSC Memo - POTUS & POLITICAL WARFARE

Post by ssu » Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:50 pm

kybkh wrote:The least appreciated aspect of the Obama administration was his ability to appoint as many like minded radicals such as himself to positions of power and the depths of which these Friends of Obama have penetrated the national security apparatus.

I would suggest that he was so successful in this aspect that Obama is able to mobilize a considerable amount influence within every branch of government including the NSC.
Well, if you want to "penetrate" the government, you don't do it with rants that may be good in talk radio. That's one thing, work in government is something else. Something like this crazy memo isn't what strategic planning in the NSC is about.

Anyway, I think this Higgins guy was just trying to make a name for himself, likely to get the attention of Bannon and others close to Trump. He definately got noticed.