Nayyera Haq: Fact Is a lot of Trump’s Proposals Are ‘Simplistic’

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HAQ: "And this is actually what helps him resonate with a broader swath of the American public, is the fact that a lot of these proposals are simplistic. Now, those of us who have worked in policy and frankly those of us who have visited the region in these times of war realize that these are actually very complex issues that affect people on the ground, that affect our allies and affect our national security directly here at home. But to say I want to withdraw troops from Syria and do that can be seen as a win. To withdraw from Afghanistan could be a political win for him. It is, however, a national security near-on disaster, because there is no planning and no strategy on how to follow it up. I do not think it is an accident that John Kelly leaving the White House and immediately afterwards, you have these precipitous announcements. The idea that there were adults in the room who are going to manage any of these relationships and that these were going to be done by consensus is no longer true. And nobody should be suspecting, let alone the Senate, that Trump will operate that way."