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Former Deputy Assistant to President Obama & National Security Advisor to VP Biden. Former DoD. Now Co-Director & Senior Fellow . Also .

Emerald Hills, CA
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    22 May 2017

    I don't tweet so often about Trump because I'm obsessed. Using his name is just the only way I can get him to keep reading my feed.

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    7 hours ago

    In the video “Mr. Trump stops in the middle of the church, pulls a gun out of his suit jacket pocket and begins a graphic rampage. As the parishioners try to flee, the president fires at them. He shoots Black Lives Matter in the head...” ⁦⁩

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    6 hours ago

    President Trump betrayed our partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, and endangered our hard-won gains against ISIS. Our troops are left in the middle of a war with no plan other than retreat. He has failed as Commander-in-Chief to safeguard our country & protect our troops.

    Hundreds of ISIS supporters escaped a detention camp in northern Syria, where the U.S. is preparing to pull out about 1,000 troops.
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  4. 9 hours ago

    “The American military was unable to transfer about five dozen ‘high value’ ISIS detainees...[and, in the same area,] hundreds of Islamic State sympathizers escaped...Both developments underscored the pandemonium unleashed by Trump’s sudden decision”.

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    12 hours ago

    The Syria catastrophe is also a consequence of the colossal mistake of withdrawing from the Iran deal. All of the Administration’s focus has been on managing the Iran crisis they created, instead of working a political solution in northeast Syria (which was achievable).

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  6. 10 hours ago

    “If America can be said to have a foreign policy at this debased stage of the Trump administration, it mostly consists of sucking up to strongmen while betraying everyone who ever believed in America’s putative ideals.” Read ⁦⁩

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    12 hours ago

    Quote from end of NYT piece: As one former U.S. diplomat said to me recently, “The beacon has gone out.” We’re with the oligarchs now.

    Great piece in today's on how orchestrated the conspiracy theory and attacked me to prevent my appointment in the new administration in Ukraine
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  8. 10 hours ago

    “If a deal with the regime is what it takes to stop these massacres, then so be it,” said one Kurdish woman. “The Americans betrayed us. We do not trust them anymore,” she added.

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    11 hours ago

    What's happening in Syria tonight above all represents a massive failure of US diplomacy. The US kept troops there to leverage US influence in peace negotiations to secure US goals. Now they're leaving in disarray & the opposite is happening - Iran & Russia are moving in.

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  10. 10 hours ago

    Emphasizing the importance of a coherent, disciplined interagency process can sound wonky. But the absence of such a process on Syria led BOTH the Kurds & Turkey to have false expectations, making a crisis inevitable & much harder to manage 👇.

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  11. 12 hours ago

    “Ashamed” Remember that the next time Trump tries to politicize our troops for political gain.

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    16 hours ago

    Trump doesn’t seem to know that Kirkuk is in Iraq, not Syria.

    Do you remember two years ago when Iraq was going to fight the Kurds in a different part of Syria. Many people wanted us to fight with the Kurds against Iraq, who we just fought for. I said no, and the Kurds left the fight, twice. Now the same thing is happening with Turkey......
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    15 hours ago

    We’re witnessing the culmination of everything Trump: —marginalization of adults —hallowing out of professionals —absence of an interagency process —a corrupt POTUS who only thinks of himself —politics over nat’l interest —foreign policy by tweet; & —caving to foreign strongmen

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  14. 15 hours ago

    The media needs to focus on Trump’s family corruption. Read ⁦⁩

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  15. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    First Trump politicized support to Ukraine even as its fragile democracy faces Russian aggression. Now Trump has betrayed our Kurdish allies in Syria, leaving them no option other than turning to Moscow. Needless to say, Putin is thrilled.

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    15 hours ago

    Well said.

    We’re witnessing the culmination of everything Trump: —marginalization of adults —hallowing out of professionals —absence of an interagency process…
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    18 hours ago

    Trump aides have gone to lengths this week to insist he didn't endorse the Turkish incursion when he talked to Erdogan last weekend. "Let them" fight, he tweets this morning.

    .....The Kurds and Turkey have been fighting for many years. Turkey considers the PKK the worst terrorists of all. Others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. Let them! We are monitoring the situation closely. Endless Wars!
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    16 hours ago

    This never happened. I think he’s talking about Kirkuk. Which is in Iraq.

    Do you remember two years ago when Iraq was going to fight the Kurds in a different part of Syria. Many people wanted us to fight with the Kurds against Iraq, who we just fought for. I said no, and the Kurds left the fight, twice. Now the same thing is happening with Turkey......
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  19. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    The consequences of a single phone call from Erdogan to Trump are staggering

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  20. 16 hours ago

    Republicans were ruthless in criticizing Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq & for not striking Syria in 2013 (even though most Republicans wouldn’t authorize). But Obama never retreated under fire. What Trump is doing is exponentially worse for US credibility.

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