David Petraeus to head US diplomacy? While the former general and former head of the CIA is tipped for several days as a potential rookie of the Trump administration , the elected US president must receive Monday, November 28, said the transition team to Place the new government.
Former General Corps, in charge of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , David Petraeus had said Wednesday to be ready to serve in a Trump administration. "If you ask, you must serve, put aside any misgivings you may have experienced on the basis of the campaign rhetoric, and try to find what is good for the country", he has told the BBC.
The British daily The Guardian had said from last week that he was nominated to head of US diplomacy. The former officer, considered one of the most brilliant of his generation, also headed the CIA. He was forced to resign for sharing classified documents with his mistress.
A critique of Donald Trump in the past
David Petraeus, in the past, openly criticized Donald Trump for his inflammatory comments about Muslims and his proposal to ban the entry into the United States. "Politically, these concepts are completely counterproductive, rather than strengthen the security of the country they will only increase the risk of terrorism, already high, for our citizens. In terms of ideas, they are toxic, non-biodegradable, sort of poison, which when injected into our political body, can not easily be redacted, "wrote the former commander of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, in may in a ticket Washington Post.
Sunday evening, after a weekend of consultations, Donald Trump suggested that new appointments were imminent. Sunday, General Jack Keane retired told NPR he was offered the post of defense secretary but he refused for personal reasons. He also reported having recommended David Petraeus.
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