Retired Adm. William "Bill" McRaven resigns after criticizing Trump

He alsor defends Brennan, tells Trump, 'revoke my security clearance as well' He's done the right thing.. Trump's attacks on the press and individuals brings us to a new McCarthyism.

Bin Laden raid commander resigns from Pentagon board after criticizing Trump



Retired Adm. William "Bill" McRaven, who led the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, resigned from his post on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board last month, just days after he publicly criticized President Donald Trump, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday.

"I can confirm that Admiral (ret) William H. McRaven resigned from the Defense Innovation Board, effective August 20, 2018,” Heather Babb, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, told ABC News on Thursday. "The Department appreciates his service and contribution on the board."

The Defense Innovation Board is an independent advisory committee to the Pentagon specializing in issues related to technology and innovation.

His resignation was first reported by Defense News on Thursday.

The resignation came four days after he criticized the president for revoking the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, who McRaven called "one of the finest public servants" he’d "ever known."

"Few Americans have done more to protect this country than John [Brennan]. He is a man of unparalleled integrity, whose honesty and character have never been in question, except by those who don’t know him," McRaven, the former head of Special Operations Command, wrote in an op-ed for the Washington Post last month. "Therefore, I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as well, so I can add my name to the list of men and women who have spoken up against your presidency.


"Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation," McRaven added in the op-ed.

The retired admiral, who led the Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014, noted that he had criticized Trump in the past and hoped to see Trump "rise to the occasion and become the leader this great nation needs."

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He's proof that there are still some honorable men among the retired admirals and generals.

 

Of course and they are an enigma to Trump. He doesn't have a clue about integrity and courage.

 

Bye.

 

Good men get away from Trump.

 

McRaven might be an honorable man but I wouldn't say that about lying Brennan.

 

Obama purged all the male Admirals.

 

I like Brennan.. He has a very good track record.

"Through your actions, you have embarrassed us in the eyes of our children, humiliated us on the world stage and, worst of all, divided us as a nation," McRaven added in the op-ed.

The retired admiral, who led the Joint Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014, noted that he had criticized Trump in the past and hoped to see Trump "rise to the occasion and become the leader this great nation needs."

"A good leader tries to embody the best qualities of his or her organization. A good leader sets the example for others to follow," McRaven wrote. "A good leader always puts the welfare of others before himself or herself. Your leadership, however, has shown little of these qualities."

McRaven oversaw the 2011 mission that killed the former head of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, in Pakistan.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bin...-pentagon-board-criticizing/story?id=57817765

 

Are you aware of Brennan lying to congress about spying on the Senate Intel Committee?

 

Yeah lying under oath really brings out his eyes.

What a shocker you find him admirable.

And that this admiral found him honorable shows how little he is himself.

 

Pfft. That's just right wing propaganda don't cha know.

 

Trump bragged about grabbing women by the *****.

Between your statement and mine, only one is true.

 

And your hero slick willy raped and assaulted multiple women.

Funny how the action you excuse but locker room talk you condemn.

 

Your statement is not true. He bragged about a single woman.

 

Why does the Pentagon have a board?

 

Yes.

CIA Director Reverses Himself on Senate Spying | The ...

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https://washingtoninformer.com/cia-director-reverses-himself-on-senate-spying/

 

I never excused Bill Clinton's behavior, so feel free to take your accusation of hypocrisy and shove it. Your insistence that Trump only engaged in "locker room" talk is proof of your hypocrisy.

 

No .. Trump bragged about MANY women to Billy Bush, Howard Stern and Esquire Magazine.

 

It took Brennan months to come up with a BS story. Brennan admitted lying to congress and what happened to him? Nothing.

 

I'm going to guess it's because the Pentagon has a budget that is tremendously massive.

 

Really. So you have evidence Trump actually did it?

BTW, I've looked at your posts and you never condemned Slick Willy for his sexual assaults or rapes but you have defended him:

Let me know when you create a time machine capable of traveling 20 years back in time. I will use it to go rant and rave against Bill Clinton.

Trump's approval is 37%. By this point in Clinton's presidency, his approval rating had climbed back to 45%.


Once again your fake claim has once again been exposed.

 

Can you cite all the women he claimed to grab by the *****?

 

Yeah, that’s her. With the gold. I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know, I’m automatically attracted to beautiful — I just start kissing them. It’s like a magnet. Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab ’em by the *****. You can do anything.

Seriously?

 

The conversation was about one woman though...

And I saw you berated another user about Clinton.

Trump talked about it. But Clinton did it in the White House.

 

You mean evidence beyond his own statement, accusations from ~14 women of his sexual misconduct, multiple lawsuits and allegations of rape?

Nah, no evidence.

Stop posting fake bullshit. I have 16,380 posts on this forum ALONE. You didn't search ****.