A prominent retired four-star admiral says that several former generals have left President Donald Trump\u2019s administration because their advice and many years of military experience did not make a difference in swaying the White House on key national security issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Adm. James Stavridis noted in Time<\/a> Magazine Thursday that former Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis, Trump\u2019s former defense secretary, is only the latest high-profile departure<\/a>. That list now includes his former chief of staff, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly<\/a>, and his former national security adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe President famously does not actually read the voluminous policy papers with which he is presented. From the perspective of a senior military mind, this would be akin to a car refusing to be gassed up,\u201d Stavridis wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the end, each of them had to ask himself, At what point does my serving in this White House become less a guardrail and more an enabler? And what will it ultimately mean that the hard-won credibility of my life and career supported the work of this administration,\u201d Stavridis wrote.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t