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kpete

(72,898 posts) Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:48 PM Jun 2016

Brent Scowcroft (former Ford, HW Bush National Security Advisor) endorsement of Hillary Clinton

The endorsement is the most high-profile indication yet of the depth of discomfort that Republican foreign policy figures feel about Donald Trump as their party's nominee.

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/745692760947195904
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-brent-scowcroft-top-foreign-policy-1466624978-htmlstory.html

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Brent Scowcroft (former Ford, HW Bush National Security Advisor) endorsement of Hillary Clinton (Original Post) kpete Jun 2016 OP

A Republican from back when they actually cared for the country and worked together with Dems. tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

There have been others but not as high profile as Scowcroft radical noodle Jun 2016 #2

I recall Scowcroft was also a critic of Bush2's stewardship. blm Jun 2016 #3

Yep In the Movie "W" Condie Promises to Write a Sternly Written Letter to Brent Stallion Jun 2016 #4

hey, the one endorsement worse than Kissinger's MisterP Jun 2016 #5

This is a pretty big statement. It shows the respect she has in that area of expertise. underpants Jun 2016 #6

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)

1. A Republican from back when they actually cared for the country and worked together with Dems.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:51 PM

Jun 2016

He is a dying breed.

radical noodle

(10,566 posts)

2. There have been others but not as high profile as Scowcroft

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 04:53 PM

Jun 2016

I suspect there will be more to come.

blm

(114,564 posts)

3. I recall Scowcroft was also a critic of Bush2's stewardship.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:04 PM

Jun 2016

Stallion

(6,642 posts)

4. Yep In the Movie "W" Condie Promises to Write a Sternly Written Letter to Brent

Reply to blm (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 05:10 PM

Jun 2016

I always laughed at that line

he wrote a Op-Ed piece in Washington Post criticizing W

MisterP

(23,730 posts)

5. hey, the one endorsement worse than Kissinger's

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:52 PM

Jun 2016

underpants

(196,068 posts)

6. This is a pretty big statement. It shows the respect she has in that area of expertise.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 08:25 AM

Jun 2016

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