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Top Trump Adviser on Middle East Fired From National Security Council
Free Beacon ^ | 07/27/2017 | Charles Fain Lehman

Posted on 07/31/2017 11:12:19 AM PDT by SJackson

Derek Harvey, a top adviser on the Middle East to President Donald Trump, was fired from the National Security Council on Thursday.

Harvey's departure comes amid speculation about major shake-ups at the White House, the Weekly Standard reports. These shake-ups include possible conflicts between Trump and both Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Two sources told the Standard that Harvey's departure was not a direct product of staff fighting, but that several top administration members saw Harvey as too close to White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.

Harvey was apparently a strong advocate of Trump's decision to bomb a Syrian airfield in April in retaliation for the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on civilians days earlier. Harvey also supported a more bellicose Iran strategy than either Tillerson or Secretary of Defense James Mattis.

Mattis, in particular, had strong disagreements with Harvey. Sources told the Standard that Mattis raised his concerns with National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who was the one to fire Harvey on Thursday morning.

Harvey, a long-time intelligence professional with wide knowledge of the Middle East, played a critical role in the administration's Iran, Syria, and Iraq policies. He has extensive experience as an intelligence officer and analyst for the military, embassies, and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

He is also known for recognizing the growing threat of the Iraqi insurgency following the U.S. invasion in 2003, and as a key ally of retired Gen. David Petraeus in executing the surge in Iraq. Petraeus has called Harvey his "favorite intelligence officer."

"General McMaster greatly appreciates Derek Harvey's service to his country as a career Army officer, where he served his country bravely in the field and played a crucial role in the successful surge in Iraq, and also for his service on Capitol Hill and in the Trump administration," NSC spokesman Michael Anton said. "The administration is working with Colonel Harvey to identify positions in which his background and expertise can be best utilized."

Harvey may remain in government, and is being considered for both policy and intelligence roles.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bannon; derekharvey; mcmaster; neocon; second100days; trumpmiddleeast; yourefired
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1 posted on 07/31/2017 11:12:19 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: SJackson

Did he have loose lips? or are we just playing musical Trump pawns?


2 posted on 07/31/2017 11:15:24 AM PDT by madison10
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

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3 posted on 07/31/2017 11:16:05 AM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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So, what is the real story? I figure and hope anyone being fired is because they leaked information. Really looking for leakers to be outed, fired, convicted, and jailed.


4 posted on 07/31/2017 11:16:31 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: SJackson

What the hell is a low T progressive doing heading anything of value during a Trump presidency?

Fire his slimy little *ss.


5 posted on 07/31/2017 11:18:46 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: SJackson

Was he a leaker?..................................


6 posted on 07/31/2017 11:22:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: SJackson

“Top men.”


7 posted on 07/31/2017 11:25:24 AM PDT by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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Jailed?

Well, Gregory Burleson just got 68 years for his comment about being hellbent to kill an FBI agent. Judge Navarro remarked, " “in some ways a physical injury is better than a mental injury because it scabs, it heals.”

The sentence was "less than it could’ve been as [Judge] Navarro took into consideration his deteriorating health."

8 posted on 07/31/2017 11:26:06 AM PDT by aspasia
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To: madison10

DWS fallout?


9 posted on 07/31/2017 11:30:29 AM PDT by SMARTY ("Nearly all men can stand adversity...to test a man's character, give him power." A. Lincoln)
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To: SJackson

The National Security Council is composed of specific institutional heads: National Intelligence Agency, SecState, VP, NSA, SecDef, SecEnergy, President, and various advisors in a secondary role.

Not clear what this guy’s role was.


10 posted on 07/31/2017 11:54:08 AM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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Harvey's departure comes amid speculation about major shake-ups at the White House, the Weekly Standard reports. These shake-ups include possible conflicts between Trump and both Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Anything that the "Weak-kneed Stand-turd" reports gets my B.S. meter jumping around. Bill Kristol-ball's is a POS never-trumper.

Not sure if this is good or bad that Harvey is out. Right now my gut says there's more to this....if the Weak-kneed Stand-turd is reporting it.

11 posted on 07/31/2017 11:55:00 AM PDT by thingumbob (I'm a bitter clinger...I dare you to take my gun)
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To: aspasia

And that is applicable to the subject?


12 posted on 07/31/2017 11:56:12 AM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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Not for you.


13 posted on 07/31/2017 12:10:35 PM PDT by aspasia
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Burleson took up arms, was armed, pointed weapon at government law enforcement, made threats. Got what he deserved and should count himself lucky he wasn’t shot and killed. I say the same for him, for Black Lives Matter, for Islamic terrorists. All the same in my book.


14 posted on 07/31/2017 12:13:08 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: aspasia

A topic is listed under certain conditions in an attempt to concentrate on specific subjects. The intention is not wander around from injustice to injustice. Perhaps you didn’t understand the point.


15 posted on 07/31/2017 12:14:57 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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To: Reno89519

Your book is not their book, don’t you think?


16 posted on 07/31/2017 12:20:37 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: arrogantsob

You’re welcome to send me a ping when someone from the IRS gets 68 years.


17 posted on 07/31/2017 12:22:29 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: aspasia

I’m not losing sleep over the long prison sentence. Doesn’t bother me, I’m not out pointing guns at law enforcement officers and threatening to kill them. Anyway, what does this have to do with the guy fired at NSA?


18 posted on 07/31/2017 12:31:28 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Reno89519

You are “looking for leakers to be outed, fired, convicted, and jailed.”

Good luck with that.

Instead, we get Arpaio in contempt of court.

Glad to help.


19 posted on 07/31/2017 12:34:30 PM PDT by aspasia
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To: SJackson

Another one bites the dust and we still aren’t getting the real story.


20 posted on 07/31/2017 2:16:01 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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