Former Petraeus Advisor: Trump Is ‘Foreign Policy Disaster’ Leading To A ‘Sh*t Storm’
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Retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor, who served in the Army for 26 years and was an executive officer to David Petraeus in Iraq, said that having Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in the White House would be a “foreign policy disaster for the United States.”
He’d be a loose cannon who would shoot from the hip. He would endanger America’s status in the world, he would dismay our allies and empower our adversaries,” Mansoor said. “Other than that it’d be a great idea to have him as president.
Mansoor is one of more than 100 signatories who signed an open letter denouncing Trump and his bid for the presidency. Mansoor, who is now the General Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Chair in Military History at Ohio State University, denounced Trump’s penchant for torture....
Mansoor said that one of the main reasons he opposes torture is that he doesn’t want American soldiers subjected to the same kind of horrors if they should be captured. He also condemned Trump’s argument that torture is okay because ISIS is doing worse. Pointing out that only by not sinking to that level and “maintaining a moral high ground” can we push for higher standards.