In Reply to: He's already appointed a cabinet of Incitatuses* posted by Dr.J on May 14, 2026 at 09:12:28
Incitatus Gorka is in charge of Trump's counterterrorism strategy. Problem is Gorka is an unqualified hack. Gift link to Atlantic article on Gorka's "strategy is in embed.
In any number of policy areas, appointing someone like Gorka might be merely an annoying waste of taxpayer money. In national security, however, allowing an unprepared nonexpert to handle counterterrorism strategy and advise the president of the United States—in the middle of a war with Iran, no less—represents an especially serious risk.The more substantive issue, however, is that Gorka claims to be an expert on jihadism and terror in the Middle East despite the fact that he speaks none of the languages of the region and until recently had never even spent time in the area. He is, like so many in the Trump administration, a mediocrity who holds a job for which he is not qualified, solely because of his connection to the president.
In any number of policy areas, appointing someone like Gorka might be merely an annoying waste of taxpayer money. In national security, however, allowing an unprepared nonexpert to handle counterterrorism strategy and advise the president of the United States—in the middle of a war with Iran, no less—represents an especially serious risk.
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At a time like this, Gorka’s Counterterrorism Strategy is worse than useless: It is dangerous. Its simplistic formulations loudly signal the Trump administration’s incompetence to the entire world. Foreign adversaries are unlikely to be intimidated; instead, they might even take some pleasure in knowing that the American government thinks drug dealers, transgender activists, and a bunch of street goons calling themselves “antifa” are as much a threat as transnational terror organizations and their state sponsors.
"Gorka is a mediocrity who holds a job for which he is not qualified. The poor quality of this putative strategy is a reminder of what happens when unserious people are asked to undertake a serious job."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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