The White House has announced today that National Security Council member and top Trump adviser on Iran Derek Harvey has been fired “effective immediately.” Harvey was seen as extremely hawkish on Iran, and his firing comes amid major cabinet disagreements on Iran policy.
Harvey was said to be among the proponents for unilaterally withdrawing the US from the P%+1 nuclear deal, a position which ultimately lost out in recent weeks, as Secretary of State and Defense, Tillerson and Mattis, managed to convince Trump to take a more measured approach.
Some reports cited officials as denying that Harvey’s position on Iran was the reason for his dismissal, saying rather that he was viewed by other cabinet members as too close to Stephen Bannon. Harvey was initially hired for the council by Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who has also been sacked, and may not have been favored by H.R. McMaster.
Harvey, who had previously worked for the military’s intelligence bureau, the DIA, was broadly hawkish on current issues, and was said to have been among the main proponents of President Trump’s decision to fire missiles at Syria over allegations of chemical weapons use.
Obviously, he had Israel’s interest over our interests. Just saying.
Perhaps Netanyahu’s interests, but NOT necessarily Israel’s interests. There is a distinction.
Netanyahu is the worst thing that ever happened to Israel
Israel is the worst thing to have ever happened to the idea of Israel. Terrorism was not the way. You build on shoddy foundations, you’ll get a shoddy structure that won’t last.
Why blame Netanyahu?When there are such reptiles as you have in your law making any one will be tempted to be like Netanyahu.
Good. Let’s hope this is just the beginning.
One down, more to go. Neocons are noxious.
Don’t tell me-a piece of good news???
Harvey was probably a major leak, and Priebus and Bannon are next.
The original Harvey appointment shows the flip side of Flynn and Bannon… although they opposed Obama- Gulf States underwriting of ISIS in Syria, they wanted to focus on their real obsession which is Iran ( coincidentally an Israeli obsession as well) … So good riddance to all these miscreants… Bannon should be the next one to go.
Yea seems Bannon is a Zio tool..and what about (((Kushner))) Sad to think that Trump was so stupid to believe Assad gassed his own people…after he warned Obommer the last time the (((deep state))) tried the same crap!
Jeez, can this be true? Gad, at long last a piece of good news.
Pls do not stop now-line up the zio cons!
So basically this guy is a neocon Zio tool! Trump needs to keep draining the Kosher swamp