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Lt.Gen. '''H.R. McMaster''' is the current [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]].
Lt.Gen. '''H.R. McMaster''' is the current [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]].
==Education==
McMaster holds a Ph.D in American History from the University of North Carolina. His dissertation is a harsh criticism of [[President Lyndon Johnson]], [[Robert McNamara]], and other's conduct of the [[Vietnam war]]. McMaster notoriously is quoted as saying after the Battle of Tal Afar in 2005, “body counts are completely irrelevant.” <ref>https://leftistcritic.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/body-counts-are-completely-irrelevant-h-r-mcmaster-the-new-national-security-advisor/ </ref>
==Iraqi insurgency 2007-2008==
==Iraqi insurgency 2007-2008==
:''Main article:'' [[Troop surge]]
:''Main article:'' [[Troop surge]]
From August 2007 to August 2008 McMaster was part of an "elite team of officers advising US commander" General [[David Petraeus]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/28/iraq.usa </ref> Eurasia analyst Lauren Goodrich<ref>https://www.stratfor.com/content/lauren-goodrich </ref> described McMaster as one of the chief architects behind CENTCOM strategy in the [[Iraq_War#US_troop_surge_and_progress_in_Iraq|Iraq insurgancy]], and for [[Afghanistan]] and [[Syria]].<ref>https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/54/5492063_re-insight-iraq-afghanistan-general-observations-.html </ref>
[[CBS News]] commented, "Aside from [[David Petraeus]] himself, probably the most celebrated soldier of the [[Iraq War]] has been Col. H.R. McMaster."<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/news/col-mcmaster/ </ref> From August 2007 to August 2008 McMaster was part of an "elite team of officers advising US commander" General Petraeus.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/28/iraq.usa </ref> Eurasia analyst Lauren Goodrich<ref>https://www.stratfor.com/content/lauren-goodrich </ref> described McMaster as one of the chief architects behind CENTCOM strategy in the Iraq insurgancy, and for [[Afghanistan]] and [[Syria]].<ref>https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/54/5492063_re-insight-iraq-afghanistan-general-observations-.html </ref>
==National Security Advisor==
==National Security Advisor==
Upon his appointment he received a congratulatory tweet from former [[Obama]] National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]].
Upon his appointment he received a congratulatory tweet from former [[Obama]] National Security Advisor [[Susan Rice]]:
:“Hope you will be able to choose your team, have direct reporting and daily access to [[POTUS]], and can eliminate Strategic Initiatives Group.”
:“Hope you will be able to choose your team, have direct reporting and daily access to [[POTUS]], and can eliminate Strategic Initiatives Group.”
The Strategic Initiatives Group is was headed by [[Steve Bannon]],<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/susan-rice-urges-hr-mcmaster-get-rid-stephen-banno/ </ref> who was ousted from the [[National Security Council]] staff within weeks, and McMaster's deputy, K.T. McFarland's departure was announced days later.
The Strategic Initiatives Group was headed by [[Steve Bannon]],<ref>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/20/susan-rice-urges-hr-mcmaster-get-rid-stephen-banno/ </ref> who was ousted from the [[National Security Council]] staff within weeks, and Deputy National Security Advisor K.T. McFarland's departure was announced days later.
==See also==
==See also==