Kamila Shurmanova
President Donuld Trump has made some debatable decisions, for which he faced a lot of criticism. He has filled main posts in the Cabinet with recently retired generals, with an aim to shape national security policies of the US, another issue is that Trump has not appointed some major civilian posts that are responsible for watch over military personnel and their decision. Recent US attack of Afghanistan has triggered new debates, authorities are not happy about the freedom Trump has granted to Defense cabinet that lacks civilian control.
"What I do is, I authorize my military,” he said. “We have the greatest military in the world, and they’ve done a job as usual. So we have given them total authorization, and that’s what they’re doing. And, frankly, that’s why they’ve been so successful lately."
“The commander-in-chief and the people immediately around him are somewhat malleable when it comes to national security," Smith said, pointing to Trump’s about-face last week in ordering a strike on the Syrian military for its use of chemical weapons. “You can’t imagine anyone more opposed to military action in Syria than President Trump right up until he ordered the strikes. I’m worried President Trump is going to go with such a military-heavy set of advisers."
A lot of people are worried about the autonomy military has faced recently and the amount of trust Trump entitles them with. Syria appears to be the most vivid example of the autonomy military has recently gained. U.S. troops are currently helping their local allies in Syria to get ready to an offensive attack of ISIS’s headquarter that is located in Raqqa.
Trump’s decision imply to the subjective/objective control theory proposed by Huntington (1957). Objective civilian control militarizes military and makes them a tool in the hands of the government. Even though Huntington (1957) claims that generally objective control is a better approach to professionalize military, he emphasizes the importance of balance between civilians and military. Trump, on the other hand, has granted a complete authority to military by putting on the commander positions recently retired officers (which is against the law of 7 years gap between military and civilian administration service) and by failing to fill the posts that supervise military policies.
President Donuld Trump has made some debatable decisions, for which he faced a lot of criticism. He has filled main posts in the Cabinet with recently retired generals, with an aim to shape national security policies of the US, another issue is that Trump has not appointed some major civilian posts that are responsible for watch over military personnel and their decision. Recent US attack of Afghanistan has triggered new debates, authorities are not happy about the freedom Trump has granted to Defense cabinet that lacks civilian control.
"What I do is, I authorize my military,” he said. “We have the greatest military in the world, and they’ve done a job as usual. So we have given them total authorization, and that’s what they’re doing. And, frankly, that’s why they’ve been so successful lately."
“The commander-in-chief and the people immediately around him are somewhat malleable when it comes to national security," Smith said, pointing to Trump’s about-face last week in ordering a strike on the Syrian military for its use of chemical weapons. “You can’t imagine anyone more opposed to military action in Syria than President Trump right up until he ordered the strikes. I’m worried President Trump is going to go with such a military-heavy set of advisers."
A lot of people are worried about the autonomy military has faced recently and the amount of trust Trump entitles them with. Syria appears to be the most vivid example of the autonomy military has recently gained. U.S. troops are currently helping their local allies in Syria to get ready to an offensive attack of ISIS’s headquarter that is located in Raqqa.
Trump’s decision imply to the subjective/objective control theory proposed by Huntington (1957). Objective civilian control militarizes military and makes them a tool in the hands of the government. Even though Huntington (1957) claims that generally objective control is a better approach to professionalize military, he emphasizes the importance of balance between civilians and military. Trump, on the other hand, has granted a complete authority to military by putting on the commander positions recently retired officers (which is against the law of 7 years gap between military and civilian administration service) and by failing to fill the posts that supervise military policies.
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http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/trump-military-strikes-generals-237214
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