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Lieutenant General '''Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster''' (born July 24, 1962 (age {{age|1962|7|24}})) was a U.S. Army officer who served as the [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]] from February 2017 to April 2018. He is a [[liberal]] [[globalist]] and is thought to share the views of many [[Russophobe]]s and, according to ''[[Politico]]'', of the establishment analysis which ignored the motives of [[jihad]]ists in order to please [[Barack Obama]].<ref>McCants, Williams (February 23, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/mcmaster-has-the-islamophobes-worried-good-214815 McMaster Has the Islamophobes Worried. Good.] ''Politico Magazine''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> He has supported the Obama Administration's narrative on [[Islam]].<ref name="Spencer2018">Spencer, Robert (March 28, 2018). [https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/good-news-mcmaster-bolton/ Why It’s Good News That McMaster Is Out and Bolton Is In]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> Despite serving in the [[Trump Administration]], observers, even those who have previously worked closely with McMaster, have noted that his worldview is incompatible with the [[conservative]] and [[Nationalism|nationalist]] worldview advocated by Trump during the 2016 election.<ref>Davis, Daniel L. (September 28, 2017). [http://nationalinterest.org/feature/h-r-mcmasters-worldview-compatible-the-presidents-22525 Is H. R. McMaster's Worldview Compatible with the President's?] ''The National Interest''. Retrieved September 30, 2017.</ref><ref name="OpposesTrump">Klein, Aaron (October 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/05/mcmaster-vs-trump-embattled-adviser-reportedly-hinted-to-top-democrats-he-opposes-presidents-iran-deal-policy/ McMaster vs. Trump: Embattled Adviser Reportedly Hinted to Top Democrats He Opposes President’s Iran Deal Policy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 5, 2017.</ref>

Lieutenant General '''Herbert Raymond “H.R.” McMaster''' (born July 24, 1962 (age {{age|1962|7|24}})) was a U.S. Army officer who served as the [[National Security Advisor]] to President [[Donald Trump]] from February 2017 to April 2018. He is a [[liberal]] [[globalist]] and is thought to share the views of many [[Russophobe]]s and, according to ''[[Politico]]'', of the establishment analysis which ignored the motives of [[jihad]]ists in order to please [[Barack Obama]].<ref>McCants, Williams (February 23, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/mcmaster-has-the-islamophobes-worried-good-214815 McMaster Has the Islamophobes Worried. Good.] ''Politico Magazine''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> He has supported the [[Obama Administration]]'s [[narrative]] on [[Islam]].<ref name="Spencer2018">Spencer, Robert (March 28, 2018). [https://pjmedia.com/homeland-security/good-news-mcmaster-bolton/ Why It’s Good News That McMaster Is Out and Bolton Is In]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved March 29, 2018.</ref> Despite serving in the [[Trump Administration]], observers, even those who have previously worked closely with McMaster, have noted that his worldview is incompatible with the [[conservative]] and [[Nationalism|nationalist]] worldview advocated by Trump during the 2016 election.<ref>Davis, Daniel L. (September 28, 2017). [http://nationalinterest.org/feature/h-r-mcmasters-worldview-compatible-the-presidents-22525 Is H. R. McMaster's Worldview Compatible with the President's?] ''The National Interest''. Retrieved September 30, 2017.</ref><ref name="OpposesTrump">Klein, Aaron (October 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/10/05/mcmaster-vs-trump-embattled-adviser-reportedly-hinted-to-top-democrats-he-opposes-presidents-iran-deal-policy/ McMaster vs. Trump: Embattled Adviser Reportedly Hinted to Top Democrats He Opposes President’s Iran Deal Policy]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 5, 2017.</ref>

==Soldier-scholar==

==Soldier-scholar==

McMaster and his staff in field tried to teach soldiers to distinguish between [[nationalist]]-minded [[Sunni]]s and [[Salafi]] extremists, a distinction that, in the war's first two years, American soldiers were rarely able to make; they were simply trained to fight "bad guys."

McMaster and his staff in field tried to teach soldiers to distinguish between [[nationalist]]-minded [[Sunni]]s and [[Salafi]] extremists, a distinction that, in the war's first two years, American soldiers were rarely able to make; they were simply trained to fight "bad guys."

The strategy focused on building an Iraqi [[nationalist]] identity of Muslims against ''takfiri'', or Muslims who shed their Islamic identity. This Muslim unity call of Arabs, Kurds, Turkomen, Sunni, and Shia, was intended to counter the Sunni-Shia divisions which spurred genocidal atrocities.<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/10/the-lesson-of-tal-afar</ref> This [[globalist]] approach to using Iraqi [[nationalism]] to strengthen Muslim unity, however, is not without critics.

The strategy focused on building an Iraqi [[nationalist]] identity of Muslims against ''[[takfir]]i'', or Muslims who shed their Islamic identity. This Muslim unity call of Arabs, Kurds, Turkomen, Sunni, and Shia, was intended to counter the Sunni-Shia divisions which spurred genocidal atrocities.<ref>http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/10/the-lesson-of-tal-afar</ref> This [[globalist]] approach to using Iraqi [[nationalism]] to strengthen Muslim unity, however, is not without critics.

==Afghanistan==

==Afghanistan==

McMaster's next assignment was to examine the roots of a growing insurgency in [[Afghanistan]] where he found a very different war. Lack of public support for the government of [[Hamid Karzai]] was predicated on corruption exacerbated by massive amounts of foreign aid dumped into the country. The abuse of official positions of power for personal gain, McMaster told interviewers, “is robbing Afghanistan of much-needed revenue, undermining rule of law, degrading the effectiveness of state institutions, and eroding popular confidence in the government.” The  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' published an article saying that trying to stop corruption in Afghanistan is like trying to stop the tides. McMaster told the ''Journal'' that view is seen as “bigotry masquerading as cultural sensitivity.”<ref>https://m100group.com/2012/05/12/h-r-mcmaster-the-warriors-eye-view-of-afghanistan-by-david-feith/</ref>

McMaster's next assignment was to examine the roots of a growing insurgency in [[Afghanistan]] where he found a very different war. Lack of public support for the government of [[Hamid Karzai]] was predicated on corruption exacerbated by massive amounts of foreign aid dumped into the country. The abuse of official positions of power for personal gain, McMaster told interviewers, “is robbing Afghanistan of much-needed revenue, undermining rule of law, degrading the effectiveness of state institutions, and eroding popular [[confidence]] in the government.” The  ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' published an article saying that trying to stop corruption in Afghanistan is like trying to stop the tides. McMaster told the ''Journal'' that view is seen as “bigotry masquerading as cultural sensitivity.”<ref>https://m100group.com/2012/05/12/h-r-mcmaster-the-warriors-eye-view-of-afghanistan-by-david-feith/</ref>

But why did the [[Taliban]] collapse so quickly in 2001, he asks. “The fundamental reason was that every Afghan was convinced of the inevitability of the Taliban’s defeat.”

But why did the [[Taliban]] collapse so quickly in 2001, he asks. “The fundamental reason was that every Afghan was convinced of the inevitability of the Taliban’s defeat.”

On June 11, 2017, [[Mike Cernovich]] reported that McMaster appointed Susan Rice's flunky [[Eric Ciaramella]] to  be his personal aide.<ref>https://archive.is/JLK0t#selection-185.0-185.85</ref>  Ciaramella, a [[Deep State]] informant, would have unfettered access to McMaster's conversations with foreign leaders.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/MikeCernovich/posts/meet-eric-ciaramella-hr-mcmaster-appoints-susan-rice-ally-to-be-his-personal-aid/1214404352021948/]</ref>

On June 11, 2017, [[Mike Cernovich]] reported that McMaster appointed Susan Rice's flunky [[Eric Ciaramella]] to  be his personal aide.<ref>https://archive.is/JLK0t#selection-185.0-185.85</ref>  Ciaramella, a [[Deep State]] informant, would have unfettered access to McMaster's conversations with foreign leaders.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/MikeCernovich/posts/meet-eric-ciaramella-hr-mcmaster-appoints-susan-rice-ally-to-be-his-personal-aid/1214404352021948/]</ref>

The Strategic Initiatives Group was headed by [[Steve Bannon]],<ref>https://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. McMaster has allowed Susan Rice to maintain her security clearance.<ref>Spiering, Charlie (August 3, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/h-r-mcmaster-promised-susan-rice-keep-security-clearance-secret-letter/ H.R. McMaster Promised Susan Rice She Could Keep Security Clearance in Secret Letter]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2017.</ref> McMaster – despite President Trump's desire to do otherwise<ref name="SchachtelCR">Schachtel, Jordan (July 27, 2017). [https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/mcmaster-declares-war-on-trump-loyalists-continues-nsc-purge/ McMaster declares war on Trump loyalists, continues NSC purge]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved March 24, 2018.</ref> – either also kept Obama holdovers or hired liberal, globalist, and [[anti-Trump]] members to the NSC.<ref name="Steinberg2017">Steinberg, David (September 12, 2017). [https://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/exclusive-gen-mcmaster-sparked-row-israeli-delegation-white-house-meeting-hezbollah/ EXCLUSIVE: Gen. McMaster Sparked a Row With the Israeli Delegation at a White House Meeting on Hezbollah]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref><ref>Schachtel, Jordan (May 15, 2017). [https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/nsc-official-blames-netanyahu-for-inciting-palestinian-terror NSC official blames Netanyahu for ‘inciting’ Palestinian terror]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref><ref name="Newman2017">Newman, Alex (August 4, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/26626-globalist-mcmaster-purges-trump-loyalists-protects-obamaites Globalist McMaster Purges Trump Loyalists, Protects Obamaites]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 21, 2017.</ref> He even promoted some Obama holdovers.<ref name="SchachtelCR"/> At the same time, McMaster fired several pro-Trump NSC appointees,<ref name="Newman2017"/><ref>Wong, Kristina (August 15, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/15/exclusive-inside-general-mcmasters-purge-how-national-security-adviser-eliminated-trump-loyalists/ EXCLUSIVE–Inside General McMaster’s Purge: How National Security Adviser Eliminated Trump Loyalists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref><ref>Pappas, Alex (August 2, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/02/mcmaster-ousts-another-national-security-council-aide.html McMaster ousts another National Security Council aide]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> including [[Rich Higgins]], who authored a memo stating that the [[deep state]] was waging a political war against the Trump Administration and that many people in the administration had pushed the president from his original conservative agenda.<ref>Wong, Kristina (August 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/12/mcmaster-detonated-over-memo-that-warned-of-political-warfare-effort-against-trump/ McMaster ‘Detonated’ Over Memo that Warned of Political Warfare Effort Against Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref><ref>Gertz, Bill (August 11, 2017). [https://freebeacon.com/national-security/fired-nsc-aide-reveals-political-warfare-operation-targeting-trump/ Fired NSC Aide Reveals Political Warfare Operation Targeting Trump]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> In light of [[conservative]] criticism of McMaster, the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], a wing of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]],<ref>Nazarian, Adelle (August 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/10/cair-defends-h-r-mcmaster-on-twitter-claims-islamophobes-white-supremacists-behind-effort-to-remove-him-from-white-house/ CAIR Defends H.R. McMaster, Claims ‘Islamophobes, White Supremacists’ Behind Effort to Remove Him]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2017.</ref> along with [[RINO]] Senator [[John McCain]], endorsed him.<ref>Shaw, Adam (August 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/john-mccain-backs-embattled-h-r-mcmaster-face-criticism-trumps-base/ John McCain Backs Embattled H.R. McMaster, Gets Dinged by Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref>

The Strategic Initiatives Group was headed by [[Steve Bannon]],<ref>https://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. McMaster has allowed Susan Rice to maintain her security clearance.<ref>Spiering, Charlie (August 3, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/h-r-mcmaster-promised-susan-rice-keep-security-clearance-secret-letter/ H.R. McMaster Promised Susan Rice She Could Keep Security Clearance in Secret Letter]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2017.</ref> McMaster – despite President Trump's desire to do otherwise<ref name="SchachtelCR">[[Schachtel, Jordan]] (July 27, 2017). [https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/mcmaster-declares-war-on-trump-loyalists-continues-nsc-purge/ McMaster declares war on Trump loyalists, continues NSC purge]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved March 24, 2018.</ref> – either also kept Obama holdovers or hired liberal, globalist, and [[anti-Trump]] members to the NSC.<ref name="Steinberg2017">Steinberg, David (September 12, 2017). [https://pjmedia.com/davidsteinberg/exclusive-gen-mcmaster-sparked-row-israeli-delegation-white-house-meeting-hezbollah/ EXCLUSIVE: Gen. McMaster Sparked a Row With the Israeli Delegation at a White House Meeting on Hezbollah]. ''PJ Media''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref><ref>Schachtel, Jordan (May 15, 2017). [https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/nsc-official-blames-netanyahu-for-inciting-palestinian-terror NSC official blames Netanyahu for ‘inciting’ Palestinian terror]. ''Conservative Review''. Retrieved September 17, 2017.</ref><ref name="Newman2017">Newman, Alex (August 4, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/26626-globalist-mcmaster-purges-trump-loyalists-protects-obamaites Globalist McMaster Purges Trump Loyalists, Protects Obamaites]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 21, 2017.</ref> He even promoted some Obama holdovers.<ref name="SchachtelCR"/> At the same time, McMaster fired several pro-Trump NSC appointees,<ref name="Newman2017"/><ref>Wong, Kristina (August 15, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/15/exclusive-inside-general-mcmasters-purge-how-national-security-adviser-eliminated-trump-loyalists/ EXCLUSIVE–Inside General McMaster’s Purge: How National Security Adviser Eliminated Trump Loyalists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref><ref>Pappas, Alex (August 2, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/02/mcmaster-ousts-another-national-security-council-aide.html McMaster ousts another National Security Council aide]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> including [[Rich Higgins]], who authored a memo stating that the [[deep state]] was waging a political war against the Trump Administration and that many people in the administration had pushed the president from his original conservative agenda.<ref>Wong, Kristina (August 12, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/12/mcmaster-detonated-over-memo-that-warned-of-political-warfare-effort-against-trump/ McMaster ‘Detonated’ Over Memo that Warned of Political Warfare Effort Against Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref><ref>Gertz, Bill (August 11, 2017). [https://freebeacon.com/national-security/fired-nsc-aide-reveals-political-warfare-operation-targeting-trump/ Fired NSC Aide Reveals Political Warfare Operation Targeting Trump]. ''The Washington Free Beacon''. Retrieved August 15, 2017.</ref> In light of [[conservative]] criticism of McMaster, the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], a wing of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]],<ref>Nazarian, Adelle (August 10, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/10/cair-defends-h-r-mcmaster-on-twitter-claims-islamophobes-white-supremacists-behind-effort-to-remove-him-from-white-house/ CAIR Defends H.R. McMaster, Claims ‘Islamophobes, White Supremacists’ Behind Effort to Remove Him]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 11, 2017.</ref> along with [[RINO]] Senator [[John McCain]], endorsed him.<ref>Shaw, Adam (August 16, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/john-mccain-backs-embattled-h-r-mcmaster-face-criticism-trumps-base/ John McCain Backs Embattled H.R. McMaster, Gets Dinged by Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 16, 2017.</ref>

McMaster used his first NSC meetings to tell his staff not to use the term "radical Islamic terrorism,"<ref name="AckermanGuardian">Ackerman, Spencer (February 25, 2017). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/hr-mcmaster-national-security-radical-islamic-terrorism-trump Trump national security adviser wants to avoid term 'radical Islamic terrorism', sources say]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved March 23, 2018.</ref> and he likely influenced President Trump to stop calling [[Islamic terrorism]] what it is.<ref>Riehl, Dan (September 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/09/13/gaffney-blames-h-r-mcmaster-for-trump-not-calling-out-radical-islamic-terrorism-by-name/ Gaffney Blames H. R. McMaster for Trump Not Calling out ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ by Name]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref> He also reportedly was not friendly towards Israel with regard to policy.<ref name="Steinberg2017"/> McMaster unsuccessfully urged Trump to refrain from verbally attacking the Communist totalitarian dictator of [[North Korean]], [[Kim Jong-un]].<ref name="Chuckled">Wong, Kristina (September 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/26/report-mcmaster-chuckled-dismissively-trumps-north-korea-tweets/ Report: McMaster ‘Chuckled Dismissively’ About Trump’s North Korea Tweets]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.</ref>

McMaster used his first NSC meetings to tell his staff not to use the term "radical Islamic terrorism,"<ref name="AckermanGuardian">Ackerman, Spencer (February 25, 2017). [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/25/hr-mcmaster-national-security-radical-islamic-terrorism-trump Trump national security adviser wants to avoid term 'radical Islamic terrorism', sources say]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved March 23, 2018.</ref> and he likely influenced President Trump to stop calling [[Islamic terrorism]] what it is.<ref>Riehl, Dan (September 13, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/09/13/gaffney-blames-h-r-mcmaster-for-trump-not-calling-out-radical-islamic-terrorism-by-name/ Gaffney Blames H. R. McMaster for Trump Not Calling out ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ by Name]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 13, 2017.</ref> He also reportedly was not friendly towards Israel with regard to policy.<ref name="Steinberg2017"/> McMaster unsuccessfully urged Trump to refrain from verbally attacking the Communist totalitarian dictator of [[North Korean]], [[Kim Jong-un]].<ref name="Chuckled">Wong, Kristina (September 26, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/26/report-mcmaster-chuckled-dismissively-trumps-north-korea-tweets/ Report: McMaster ‘Chuckled Dismissively’ About Trump’s North Korea Tweets]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 26, 2017.</ref>