H.R. McMaster
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Lt.Gen. H.R. McMaster is the current National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump.
Iraqi insurgency 2007-2008
- 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 on counterinsurgency operations while Petraeus directed revision of the Army's Counterinsurgency Field Manual during his command of the Combined Arms Center.
National Security Advisor
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.”
The Strategic Initiatives Group is was headed by Steve Bannon,[1] who was ousted from the National Security Council staff within weeks, and McMaster's deputy, K.T. McFarland's departure was announced days later.