the post of national security advisor has generally been held by academics. i may be wrong, but i've always understood the role as being meant to act as a counterweight to the military, which tends to think inside a bubble. that's the point of the nsa: to get outside the military bubble. why have a nsa at all, if they're coming from the pentagon? why not just consult the joint chiefs of staff?

but, i'm not even going to blame trump. bush couldn't have been much more informed, but the party knew to put in condy, and then hadley. like them or hate them, these are smart people. i mean, i don't like condy much, but i'm not going to insult her intelligence.

why is the republican party letting him flail in the wind like this?